title: Autotransporter protein-encoding genes of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli are found in both typical and atypical enteropathogenic E. coli strains.
abstract: Autotransporter (AT) protein-encoding genes of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) pathotypes (cah, eatA, ehaABCDJ, espC, espI, espP, pet, pic, sat, and tibA) were detected in typical and atypical enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) in frequencies between 0.8% and 39.3%. Although these ATs have been described in particular DEC pathotypes, their presence in EPEC indicates that they should not be considered specific virulence markers.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Bacteriology, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Afonso G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bueris
authors.forename: Tatiane M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Porangaba
authors.forename: Marcelo P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Sircili
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Navarro-Garcia
authors.forename: Waldir P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Elias
mesh_terms: D054308:Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors