Novel Segment- and Host-Specific Patterns of Enteroaggregative <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic> Adherence to Human Intestinal Enteroids

Novel Segment- and Host-Specific Patterns of Enteroaggregative <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic> Adherence to Human Intestinal Enteroids

ABSTRACT Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is an important diarrheal pathogen and a cause of both acute and chronic diarrhea. It is a common cause of pediatric bacterial diarrhea in developing countries. Despite its discovery in 1987, the intestinal tropism of the pathogen remains unknown. C...

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Main Authors: Anubama Rajan, Lucy Vela, Xi-Lei Zeng, Xiaomin Yu, Noah Shroyer, Sarah E. Blutt, Nina M. Poole, Lily G. Carlin, James P. Nataro, Mary K. Estes, Pablo C. Okhuysen, Anthony W. Maresso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-03-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
enteroaggregative E. coli
adherence
enteroid
fimbriae
intestine
tropism
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02419-17

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02419-17

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