Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Infection Induces Diarrhea, Intestinal Damage, Metabolic Alterations, and Increased Intestinal Permeability in a Murine Model

Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) are recognized as one of the leading bacterial causes of infantile diarrhea worldwide. Weaned C57BL/6 mice pretreated with antibiotics were challenged orally with wild-type EPEC or escN mutant (lacking type 3 secretion system) to determine colonization, inflammatory r...

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Main Author: Ledwaba, Solanka E. (author)
Other Authors: Costa, Deiziane V. S. (author), Bolick, David T. (author), Giallourou, Natasa (author), Medeiros, Pedro H. Q. S. (author), Swann, Jonathan R. (author), Traore, Afsatou N. (author), Potgieter, Natasha (author), Nataro, James P. (author), Guerrant, Richard L. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/58464
Country:Brazil
Oai:oai:www.repositorio.ufc.br:riufc/58464