Volume 8, Number 5—May 2002
Synopsis
Typical and Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
Luiz R. Trabulsi*
, Rogéria Keller*, and Tânia A. Tardelli Gomes†
, Rogéria Keller*, and Tânia A. Tardelli Gomes†
Table 2
Virulence characteristics not encoded on the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strains isolated in São Paulo, Brazil
| Serotype | Characteristics |
|---|---|
| O26:[H11]a | EAST1, E-hlyb |
| O55:[H7] | EAST1, Afa |
| O111ac:[H8] | E-hly |
| O111:[H9] | E-hly |
| O119:H2 | EAST1 |
| O125ac:H6 | AA |
| O128:H2 | EAST1 |
a Brackets denote the frequent occurrence of nonmotile strains.
bEAST, heat-stable toxin 1 of EAEC; E-hly, EHEC hemolysin; AA, aggregative adherence; Afa, afimbrial adhesin.
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