Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O157 Strains from Brazil
We describe two serogroup O157 Escherichia coli strains from Brazilian infants with diarrhea. A variety of assays indicate that these strains belong to the enteropathogenic, not the enterohemorrhagic, pathotype. These strains possess a novel bfpA allele encoding the type IV pilin characteristic of t...
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| author | T. Eric Blank David W. Lacher Isabel C.A. Scaletsky Hailang Zhong Thomas S. Whittam Michael S. Donnenberg |
| author_facet | T. Eric Blank David W. Lacher Isabel C.A. Scaletsky Hailang Zhong Thomas S. Whittam Michael S. Donnenberg |
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| description | We describe two serogroup O157 Escherichia coli strains from Brazilian infants with diarrhea. A variety of assays indicate that these strains belong to the enteropathogenic, not the enterohemorrhagic, pathotype. These strains possess a novel bfpA allele encoding the type IV pilin characteristic of typical enteropathogenic E. coli strains. Our results emphasize the pitfalls of classifying pathogenic E. coli by serogroup. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fcc20869809a43a2921402ae35b72ce02022-12-21T17:45:37ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592003-01-019111311510.3201/eid0901.020072Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O157 Strains from BrazilT. Eric BlankDavid W. LacherIsabel C.A. ScaletskyHailang ZhongThomas S. WhittamMichael S. DonnenbergWe describe two serogroup O157 Escherichia coli strains from Brazilian infants with diarrhea. A variety of assays indicate that these strains belong to the enteropathogenic, not the enterohemorrhagic, pathotype. These strains possess a novel bfpA allele encoding the type IV pilin characteristic of typical enteropathogenic E. coli strains. Our results emphasize the pitfalls of classifying pathogenic E. coli by serogroup.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/1/02-0072_articleEscherichia coli infectionsclassificationphylogenybase sequencesequence alignmentfimbriae |
| spellingShingle | T. Eric Blank David W. Lacher Isabel C.A. Scaletsky Hailang Zhong Thomas S. Whittam Michael S. Donnenberg Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O157 Strains from Brazil Emerging Infectious Diseases Escherichia coli infections classification phylogeny base sequence sequence alignment fimbriae |
| title | Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O157 Strains from Brazil |
| title_full | Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O157 Strains from Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O157 Strains from Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O157 Strains from Brazil |
| title_short | Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O157 Strains from Brazil |
| title_sort | enteropathogenic escherichia coli o157 strains from brazil |
| topic | Escherichia coli infections classification phylogeny base sequence sequence alignment fimbriae |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/1/02-0072_article |
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