Gram-negative facultative anaerobic rods
Gram-negative facultative anaerobic rods
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