Virulence of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli , a Global Pathogen
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Virulence of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, a global pathogen.
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) remains an important cause of diarrheal disease worldwide. Research into EPEC is intense and provides a good virulence model of other E. coli infections as well as other pathogenic bacteria. Although the virulence mechanisms are now better understood, they are extremely complex and much remains to be learnt. The pathogenesis of EPEC depends on the format...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology Reviews
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0893-8512,1098-6618
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.16.3.365-378.2003