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ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI
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Descriptor
English
:
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Escherichia coli Enteropatogénica
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Escherichia coli Enteropatogênica
Synonyms
English
:
E coli, Enteropathogenic
EPEC
Escherichia coli, Enteropathogenic
Tree Number:
B03.440.450.425.325.300.330
B03.660.250.150.180.100.330
Definition
English
:
Strains of
ESCHERICHIA COLI
characterized by attaching-and-effacing histopathology. These strains of
bacteria
intimately adhere to the epithelial
cell membrane
and show effacement of
microvilli
. In
developed countries
they are associated with INFANTILE
DIARRHEA
and infantile
GASTROENTERITIS
and, in contrast to ETEC strains, do not produce
ENDOTOXINS.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection: coordinate IM with
ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS
(IM)
History Note
English
:
2008
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
chemistry
classification
cytology
drug effects
enzymology
growth & development
genetics
immunology
isolation & purification
metabolism
physiology
pathogenicity
radiation effects
ultrastructure
virology
Record Number:
52549
Unique Identifier:
D054308
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