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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2004, p. 398-400, Vol. 42, No. 1
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.1.398-400.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Reduced Etiological Role for Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in Cases of Diarrhea in Brazilian Infants

Josias Rodrigues,* Cristiane M. Thomazini, Alexandra Morelli, and Georgea C. M. de Batista

Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia, Instituto de Biociências da UNESP em Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil

Received 24 June 2003/ Returned for modification 14 August 2003/ Accepted 28 September 2003

Previously common in Brazil, enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strains of serogroups O55, O111, and O119 are now rare, while enteroadherent strains other than EPEC, belonging to serogroups such as O125, were prevalent among 126 diarrheic infants less than 1 year old who were surveyed. None of these strains had the EPEC bundle-forming pilus (bfpA) gene.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia, IB-UNESP, Campus de Rubião Júnior, CEP 18.618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. Phone: 55 (14) 3811-6058. Fax: 55 (14) 3815-3744. E-mail: josias{at}ibb.unesp.br.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2004, p. 398-400, Vol. 42, No. 1
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.1.398-400.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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