Molecular and phenotypic typing of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated in childhood acute diarrhea in Abuja, Nigeria | Zendy

Casmir Ifeanyichukwu Cajetan Ifeanyi | Zendy; Nkiruka Florence Ikeneche | Zendy; Bassey Enya Bassey | Zendy; Stefano Morabito | Zendy; Caterina Graziani | Zendy; Alfredo Caprioli | Zendy

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Molecular and phenotypic typing of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated in childhood acute diarrhea in Abuja, Nigeria

Author(s) -

Casmir Ifeanyichukwu Cajetan Ifeanyi,

Nkiruka Florence Ikeneche,

Bassey Enya Bassey,

Stefano Morabito,

Caterina Graziani,

Alfredo Caprioli

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.9338

Subject(s) - intimin , serotype , microbiology and biotechnology , enteropathogenic escherichia coli , virulence , diarrhea , virology , biology , escherichia coli , typing , gene , medicine , enterobacteriaceae , genetics

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) causes infectious diarrhea among children in developing countries. However, in Nigeria, due to limited laboratory resources, the genetic diversity of its virulence factors, which includes its intimin subtypes remain undefined. This study aims to evaluate the serotypes, antibiotic resistance and the intimin subtypes genes associated with EPEC strains isolated from children with acute diarrhea in Abuja, Nigeria.

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