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enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli |
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enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), a strain of E. coli that is a frequent cause of diarrhea in travelers. See also traveler's diarrhea. enterotoxigenic producing, produced by, or pertaining to production of enterotoxin. enterotoxigenic colibacillosis see Escherichia colienterotoxemia. Called also enterotoxic colibacillosis. enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli cause diarrhea due to attachment by specific fimbriae and production of enterotoxin see k88 antigen, k88 escherichia coli scours, k99 antigen. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A plasmid-encoded class 1 integron carrying sat, a putative phosphoserine phosphatase gene and aadA2 from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli O159 isolated in Japan. Diarrhea caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is highly prevalent in young children in developing countries as well as in travelers to these areas (1). Detection of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in stool samples by using nonradioactively labeled oligonucleotide DNA probes and PCR. |
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