Adherence and virulence genes of Escherichia colifrom children diarrhoea in the Brazilian Amazon

The bacterial pathogen most commonly associated with endemic forms of childhood diarrhoea is Escherichia coli. Studies of epidemiological characteristics of HEp-2 cell-adherent E. coli in diarrhoeal disease are required, particularly in developing countries. The aim of this study was evaluate the pr...

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Main Authors: Najla Benevides-Matos, Fabio A. Pieri, Marilene Penatti, Patrícia P. Orlandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2015-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822015000100131&lng=en&tlng=en