The commonly-used DNA probe for diffusely-adherent <it>Escherichia coli </it>cross-reacts with a subset of enteroaggregative <it>E. coli</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The roles of diffusely-adherent <it>Escherichia coli </it>(DAEC) and enteroaggregative <it>E. coli </it>(EAEC) in disease are not well understood, in part because of the limitations of diagnostic tests for eac...

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Main Authors: Fletcher Jonathan N, Macfarlane-Smith Louissa R, Snelling Anna M, Okeke Iruka N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/269