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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-08-01
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| Series: | Microorganisms |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/8/2121 |