Open AccessDistribution of genes encoding virulence factors and multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) of entero-aggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) isolated in Iran from patients with diarrhoea
Author(s) -
Hossein Hosseini-Nave,
Maryam Samareh Salavati,
Mahla Lashkari,
Mehrnaze alsadat Ravari,
Zahra Hashemizadeh,
Farhad Seyedi Marghaki,
Fahimeh Mohseni
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000786
Subject(s) - multiple loci vntr analysis , virulence , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , variable number tandem repeat , tandem repeat , escherichia coli , gene , genetics , genotype , genome
Entero-aggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is one of the main causes of diarrhoea worldwide. Several virulence factors have been identified in EAEC. This study was conducted to investigate the distribution of virulence factor genes in EAEC strains isolated in Iran from children with diarrhoea, as well as the genetic similarity of these isolates.