Inhibition of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) adhesion to Caco-2 cells by human milk and its immunoglobulin and non-immunoglobulin fractions Inibição da adesão de Escherichia coli enterotoxigênica (ETEC) as células CACO-2 pelo leite humano e suas frações imunoglobulínica e não imunoglobulínica
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is the most common cause of diarrhea in children in developing countries and among travelers to ETEC endemic areas. ETEC diarrhea is caused by colonization of the small intestine mediated by colonization factor (CF) antigens, and subsequent elaboration of ente...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2007-03-01
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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=S1517-83822007000100018 |