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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2002, p. 294-297, Vol. 40, No. 1
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.1.294-297.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Characterization of Enteropathogenic and Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Isolated from Diarrheal Outbreaks

Akita Prefectural Institute of Public Health, 6-6 Sensyu kubota-machi, Akita 010-0874,¹ Central Research Laboratory,² Department of Pathology, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan³

Received 9 July 2001/ Returned for modification 3 September 2001/ Accepted 21 October 2001

Virulence characteristics of diarrheal outbreak-associated Escherichia coli O55:NM, O126:NM, and O111:NM were examined. The E. coli O55:NM strains were atypical enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), while the E. coli O126:NM and O111:NM strains should be classified as enteroaggregative E. coli (EAggEC). The contributions of EPEC and EAggEC to the human disease burden in Japan might be significantly greater than is currently appreciated.

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