Genetic analysis of Escherichia coli strains carrying enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) markers, isolated from children in Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil Análise genética de amostras de Escherichia coli carreadoras de marcadores da Escherichia coli Enteropatogênica (EPEC), isoladas de crianças na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
In the present study, 47 enteropathogenic Escherichia coli strains identified according to serotyping, presence of eae, bfp and EAF sequences, adherence phenotype and ability to induce attaching-effacing lesions were analyzed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), multilocus enzyme electrophore...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2003-11-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822003000500013 |