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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Australia / epidemiology
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
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Bacterial Toxins*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Enterotoxins / metabolism*
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Escherichia coli / genetics
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Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
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Escherichia coli / pathogenicity*
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Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
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Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
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Escherichia coli Proteins*
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Fimbriae Proteins*
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Humans
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Prevalence
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Serotyping
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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Bacterial Toxins
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Enterotoxins
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Escherichia coli Proteins
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LngA protein, E coli
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colonization factor antigens
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Fimbriae Proteins