title: Escherichia coli strains of serotype O51:H40 comprise typical and atypical enteropathogenic E. coli strains and are potentially diarrheagenic.
abstract: Escherichia coli strains of serotype O51:H40 were studied with regard to the presence of several virulence properties and their genetic diversity and enteropathogenicity in rabbit ileal loops. This serotype encompasses potential enteropathogenic strains mostly classified as being atypical enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) strains, which are genetically closer to enterohemorrhagic E. coli than to typical EPEC strains.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Rua Botucatu, 862, 3o. Andar, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, São Paulo CEP 04023-062, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabiana C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Mônica A M
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Antonio J P
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Dennys M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Girão
authors.forename: Tânia M I
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Vaz
authors.forename: Ana Cláudia P
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: Terezinha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Knobl
authors.forename: Kinue
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Irino
authors.forename: Edna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Freymüller
authors.forename: Tânia A T
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Gomes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D054324:Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000382:microbiology; D007223:Infant; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011817:Rabbits; D012703:Serotyping; D014774:Virulence; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors