title: The dispersin-encoding gene (aap) is not restricted to enteroaggregative Escherichia coli.
abstract: The presence of the enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) virulence genes aatA, aap, and aggR was assayed in strains of different diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypes and nonpathogenic E. coli. The dispersin-encoding gene (aap) was detected in EAEC, diffusely adherent E. coli, and nonpathogenic E. coli, demonstrating that molecular diagnostics of EAEC based on aap detection may identify non-EAEC strains.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Bacteriologia, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, 05503-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bianca T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Leila C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: Marcelo P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Sircili
authors.forename: Marcia R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Franzolin
authors.forename: Luciano F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Bevilacqua
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Nataro
authors.forename: Waldir P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Elias
mesh_terms: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C479827:AAP protein, E coli; C512825:AatA protein, E coli; C088603:AggR protein, E coli; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D037521:Virulence Factors