Type IV longus pilus of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli: occurrence and association with toxin types and colonization factors among strains isolated in Argentina

Pichel, Mariana; Binsztein, Norma; Qadri, Firdausi; Girón, Jorge A.

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Title:	Type IV longus pilus of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli: occurrence and association with toxin types and colonization factors among strains isolated in Argentina
Authors:	Pichel, Mariana Binsztein, Norma Qadri, Firdausi Girón, Jorge A.
Keywords:	Escherichia coli;Infecciones por Escherichia coli;Proteínas de Escherichia coli;Proteínas Fimbrias;Serotipificación;Toxinas Bacterianas;Argentina
Issue Date:	Feb-2002
Publisher:	American Society for Microbiology
Journal:	Journal of clinical microbiology
Abstract:	The longus type IV pilus structural gene (lngA) was sought among 217 clinical enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains isolated in Argentina. lngA was present in 20.7% of the isolates and was highly associated with ETEC producing heat-stable toxin and the most common colonization factors. The prevalence of longus among ETEC strains in Argentina was comparable to that of colonization factor antigen I (CFA/I), CFA/II, and CFA/IV in other regions of the world.
Description:	Fil: Pichel, Mariana G. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas; Argentina. Fil: Binsztein, Norma. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas; Argentina. Fil: Qadri, Firdausi. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research; Bangladesh. Fil: Girón, Jorge A. Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Microbiológicas; México.
URI:	http://sgc.anlis.gob.ar/handle/123456789/335 http://jcm.asm.org/content/40/2/694.full.pdf+html
ISSN:	1098-660X
Rights:	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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