

@article {2441,
	title = {{Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli from humans and animals differ in major phenotypical traits and virulence genes.}},
	journal = {FEMS microbiology letters},
	volume = {256},
	number = {2},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar},
	pages = {251{\textendash}7},
	abstract = {Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is characterized by the expression of the aggregative adherence pattern to cultured epithelial cells. In this study, we determined the phenotypic and genotypic relationships among 86 EAEC strains of human and animal (calves, piglets and horses) feces. Serotypes and the presence of EAEC virulence markers were determined, and these results were associated with ribotyping. Strains harboring aggR (typical EAEC) of human origin were found carrying several of the searched markers, while atypical EAEC harbored none or a few markers. The strains of animal origin were classified as atypical EAEC (strains lacking aggR) and harbored only irp2 or shf. Strains from humans and animals belonged to several different serotypes, although none of them prevailed. Sixteen ribotypes were determined, and there was no association with virulence genes profiles or serotypes. Relationship was not found among the strains of this study, and the assessed animals may not represent a reservoir of human pathogenic typical EAEC.},
	keywords = {Animals, Bacterial, Bacterial: genetics, Bacterial: metabolism, Cattle, Cattle Diseases, Cattle Diseases: microbiology, DNA, DNA Fingerprinting, Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli Infections, Escherichia coli Infections: microbiology, Escherichia coli Infections: veterinary, Escherichia coli Proteins, Escherichia coli Proteins: genetics, Escherichia coli: classification, Escherichia coli: genetics, Escherichia coli: isolation \& purification, Escherichia coli: physiology, Horse Diseases, Horse Diseases: microbiology, Horses, Horses: microbiology, Humans, Iron Regulatory Protein 2, Iron Regulatory Protein 2: genetics, Molecular Epidemiology, Nucleic Acid Hybridization, Phylogeny, Ribotyping, Serotyping, Swine, Swine Diseases, Swine Diseases: microbiology, Swine: microbiology, Trans-Activators, Trans-Activators: genetics, Virulence, Virulence Factors, Virulence Factors: genetics, Virulence: genetics},
	issn = {0378-1097},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00124.x},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16499614},
	author = {Ana P Uber and Trabulsi, Luiz R and Irino, Kinue and Beutin, Lothar and Angela CR Ghilardi and T{\^a}nia AT Gomes and Ana MA Liberatore and Ant{\^o}nio FP de Castro and Elias, Waldir P}
}
