Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli--an emerging problem?
Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli--an emerging problem?
Diarrhea remains one of the main sources of morbidity and morbidity in today's world and a large proportion is caused by diarrheagenic Escherichia coli. They are a particular problem in developed countries although traveler's diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis are also a problem in developed countries. There are seven classes of diarrheagenic E. coli, namely enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC), enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), enteroaggregative E. coli (EAggEC), diarrhea-associated hemolytic E. coli (DHEC) and cytolethal distending toxin (CDT)- producing E. coli. Many of their virulence determinants have been determined and some classes of diarrheagenic E. coli produce toxins. The virulence factors of some diarrhogenic E. coli have yet to be full determined and in the meantime they remain a large and emerging problem without the availability of effective vaccines.
Animals, Biological Evolution, Communicable Diseases, Emerging/microbiology, Diarrhea/microbiology, Escherichia coli/classification, Escherichia coli Infections/microbiology, Escherichia coli O157/classification, Hemolysis, Humans
93-98
Clarke, Stuart C
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11 December 2001
Clarke, Stuart C
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Clarke, Stuart C
(2001)
Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli--an emerging problem?
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 41 (3), .
(doi:10.1016/s0732-8893(01)00303-0).
Abstract
Diarrhea remains one of the main sources of morbidity and morbidity in today's world and a large proportion is caused by diarrheagenic Escherichia coli. They are a particular problem in developed countries although traveler's diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis are also a problem in developed countries. There are seven classes of diarrheagenic E. coli, namely enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC), enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), enteroaggregative E. coli (EAggEC), diarrhea-associated hemolytic E. coli (DHEC) and cytolethal distending toxin (CDT)- producing E. coli. Many of their virulence determinants have been determined and some classes of diarrheagenic E. coli produce toxins. The virulence factors of some diarrhogenic E. coli have yet to be full determined and in the meantime they remain a large and emerging problem without the availability of effective vaccines.
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Accepted/In Press date: 30 August 2001
Published date: 11 December 2001
Keywords:
Animals, Biological Evolution, Communicable Diseases, Emerging/microbiology, Diarrhea/microbiology, Escherichia coli/classification, Escherichia coli Infections/microbiology, Escherichia coli O157/classification, Hemolysis, Humans
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/455392
ISSN: 0732-8893
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