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Gram-negative facultative anaerobic rods

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Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC)<br />

• Attachment to epithelial cells is associated with the<br />

aggregation of the bacteria<br />

• Symptoms: serious watery diarrhea<br />

chronic diarrhea<br />

• Pathogenicity factors: pili, fimbriae<br />

• The fimbriae aggregate human collagen, fibronectin,<br />

laminin<br />

• Identification: demonstration of pathogenicity<br />

factors by PCR → underdiagnosed

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