BACKGROUND Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) causes diarrhea, malnutrition and poor growth in children. Human breast milk decreases disease-causing bacteria by supplying nutrients and antimicrobial factors such as lysozyme. Goat milk with and without human lysozyme (HLZ) may improve the repair of intestinal barrier function damage induced by EAEC. This work investigates the effect of th...

Background: Diarrhea, caused by enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC), is an important cause of illness and death. Numerous virulent factors have been described in EAEC. However, their prevalence was highly variable among EAECs of distinct geographic locations. Studies have shown that dispersin (antiaggregation protein, aap) is one of the important and abundant virulent factors in EAEC. In ...

BACKGROUND The EAEC strains have been associated classically with persistent diarrhea which represents a disproportionate share of diarrheal mortality. EAEC strains have been shown to elicit damage to intestinal mucosa and growth retardation in infants. Detection of EAEC strains can make a significant contribution to public health in many areas. The use of biofilm assays as a screening method f...

The influence of temperature on bacterial virulence has been studied worldwide from the viewpoint of climate change and global warming. The bacterium enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is the causative agent of watery diarrhea and shows an increasing incidence worldwide. Its pathogenicity is associated with the virulence factors aggregative adherence fimbria type I and II (AAFI and AAFII...

OBJECTIVES Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) and enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) are among the most frequent microorganisms causing traveller's diarrhoea. The aim of this study was to investigate the evolution of antimicrobial resistance in EAEC and ETEC causing diarrhoea in patients who had travelled to different developing countries, comparing two periods of time, 1994-97 and 2001-04. ...

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) has been reported to cause traveler's diarrhea and persistent diarrhea in children in developing countries and in immunocompromised patients. To clarify the prevalence of EAEC in traveler's diarrhea, we studied 636 US, Canadian, or European travelers with diarrhea: 218 in Guadalajara, Mexico (June--August 1997 and 1998), 125 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica (Septe...

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is defined by a characteristic "stacked-brick" aggregative adherence (AA) pattern to cultured cells. In well-studied EAEC prototype strains (called typical EAEC strains), the AA phenotype requires aggregative adherence fimbriae (AAFs). However, previous studies suggest that known AAF alleles are not found in all EAEC strains. To define mechanisms contri...

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) comprise of a large, diverse group of diarrheagenic E. coli defined by their characteristically ‘stacked brick’ pattern on HEp-2 cells. EAEC was first associated with children’s diarrhea in developing countries but studies have since shown that EAEC is the cause of both acute and persistent diarrhea in all ages worldwide. Moreover, EAEC has been implica...

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) adherence to human intestinal tissue is known to be mediated by aggregative adherence fimbriae (AAF). However, the host cell molecules involved in EAEC adherence remain uncharacterized. In the present study, four key membrane glycoproteins of cultured human intestinal epithelial cells (INT-407) were found to be involved in the interaction with the T8 st...

BACKGROUND Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) are important bacterial causes of childhood diarrhea in Brazil, but its impact in adults is unknown. This study aimed at investigating DEC among children and adults living in endemic areas. METHODS A total of 327 stools specimens were collected from children (n = 141) and adults (n = 186) with diarrhea attending health centers. Diarrheagenic E. ...