Heat-Labile Enterotoxin Decreases Macrophage Phagocytosis of Enterotoxigenic <i>Escherichia coli</i>

Enterotoxigenic <i>E. coli</i> (ETEC) are endemic in low-resource settings and cause robust secretory diarrheal disease in children less than five years of age. ETEC cause secretory diarrhea by producing the heat-stable (ST) and/or heat-labile (LT) enterotoxins. Recent studies have shown...

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Published in:	Microorganisms
Main Authors:	Ian E. Hollifield, Natalya I. Motyka, Kaylynn A. Fernando, Jacob P. Bitoun
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Subjects:	enterotoxins diarrhea ETEC macrophages colonization factors mucosal and systemic ETEC immunity
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/8/2121