ETEC Archives - Microbe Notes

Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)

July 27, 2021November 1, 2019 by Sagar Aryal

Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) is defined as containing the E. coli strains that elaborate at least one member of two defined groups of enterotoxins: heat-stable toxin (ST) and heat-stable toxin (LT). Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, … Read more

E. coli Pathotypes- ETEC, EPEC, EHEC, EAEC, EIEC, DAEC

July 27, 2021January 12, 2019 by Sagar Aryal

Escherichia coli (commonly abbreviated E. coli) is a Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms (endotherms). Human Escherichia coli strains are classified as … Read more