CHARACTERIZATION OF ENTEROAGGREGATIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI AMONG DIARRHEAL CHILDRENIN WESTERN BRAZILIAN AMAZON

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is one of the main acute and chronic diarrhea causes both in children and adults, mainly in developing countries. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study is to characterize EAEC strains isolated from faecal samples and to identify ge...

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Main Authors: Roger Lafontaine Mesquita TABORDA, Luiz Antônio da SILVA, Patricia Puccinelli ORLANDI, Flávia Serrano BATISTA, Renata Santos RODRIGUES, Najla Benevides MATOS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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