A CssA, CssB and LTB chimeric protein induces protection against Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Objectives: Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), a major cause of diarrhea in children under 5, is an important agent for traveler's diarrhea. Heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) and colonization factors (CFs) are two main virulence mechanisms in ETEC. CS6 is one of the most prevalent CFs consisti...

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Main Authors: Samane Bagheri, Seyed Latif Mousavi Gargari, Iraj Rasooli, Shahram Nazarian, Masoome Alerasol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867013002857