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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.


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Co-infection of cholera patients with additional pathogens has focused on enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC); 13% of cholera patients in Bangladesh are co-infected with ETEC (13).
Detection and sequences of the enteroaggregative Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxins lgene in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from piglets and calves whith diarrhea.
Vaccines in development are discussed in this report, including vaccines for the following conditions: * Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli * Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 * Pneumococcal Vaccines * Respiratory Syncytial Virus * Cancers * Cholera * HIV/AIDS * Helicobacter Pylori * Malaria * Rabies * Tuberculosis * West Nile Virus This report was created with a primary research effort.
 
 
 
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