Shift in phenotypic characteristics of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) isolated from diarrheal patients in Bangladesh.

• Main Authors: Yasmin Ara Begum (Author), Nabilah Ibnat Baby (Author), Abu S G Faruque (Author), Nusrat Jahan (Author), Alejandro Cravioto (Author), Ann-Mari Svennerholm (Author), Firdausi Qadri (Author)
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• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is one of the most common causes of bacterial diarrhea. Over the last decade, from 1996 to 2012, changes in the virulence antigen properties of ETEC such as heat labile (LT) and heat stable (ST) toxins, colonization factors (CFs), and 'O'-serogroups...