Virulence and phylogenetic analysis of enteric pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from children with diarrhoea in South Africa

ABSTRACT: Background: : Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli pose a significant risk to human health. As such, determining the source(s) of these bacteria when isolated from patients with diarrhoea is an important step in disease prevention. Objectives: : To identify the presence of genes coding for vir...

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Main Authors: Ntando W. Alfinete, John Y. Bolukaoto, Lee Heine, Natasha Potgieter, Tobias G. Barnard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221008626