Year: 2002
Type: review
Abstract: Typical and atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strains differ in several characteristics. Typical EPEC, a leading cause of infantile diarrhea in developing countries, is rare in industrialized countries, where atypical EPEC seems to be a more important cause of diarrhea. For typical EPEC, the only reservoir is humans; for atypical EPEC, both animals and humans can be reservoirs. Typical and atypical EPEC also differ in genetic characteristics, serotypes, and virulence properties. Atypical EPEC is more closely related to Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), and like STEC these strains appear to be emerging pathogens.
Source: Emerging infectious diseases
Institutions: Instituto Butantan, Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Language: English
Subfield: Microbiology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Awards: Estrutura clonal, antígenos O e H e fatores de virulência das amostras de Escherichia coli dos sorogrupos O de EPEC (E. coli enteropatogênica), Caracterização e regulação de novas adesinas envolvidas na enteropatogenicidade de Escherichia coli enteropatogênica (EPEC) e enteroagregativa (EAEC)
OpenAlex ID: W2168717473