title: Studies on the pathogenicity of classical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from acute diarrhoea among children 0-5 years of age.
abstract: The mechanisms of pathogenicity in EPEC strains were studied in tissue culture. Escherichia coli was isolated as the predominant organism in the primary culture of 1293 (70.54%) diarrhoeal cases. 284 (90.44%) cases from the age group of 1-6 months showed Escherichia coli as the predominant organism. Classical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli) were detected in 311 (24.05%) cases. Among EPEC isolates 277 (89.06%) did not produce either LT or ST 32(10.28%) produced LT or ST. 2 strains produced verotoxins belong to serotypes 0:86; K:61, 0:26; K:60, sero groups 0.86 :K:61, 0.142:K 86, 0.128:K 67, 0.126:K 71, 0125:K 70 0119:K69 showed localised adherence and serogroups 0111:K58-055:K59 showed both localised and diffused adherence to HeLa cells.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ananthan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Subramanian
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Thyagarajan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jayakumar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Udayashankar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elanchezhiyan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shanmugasundaram
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000032:analysis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000382:microbiology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins