Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strains in Tehran, Iran

Background and Objectives: Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strains can be detected by serogrouping and the presence of enterocyte attaching- effacing (eae) gene. Most EPEC strains belong to a certain O antigenic group. Locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) Pathogenicity Island contains the...

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Main Authors: MR Asadi Karam, S Bouzari, M Oloomi, MM Aslani, A Jafari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/40