| H00278 | |
| H number | H00278 |
| Name | Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) infection |
| Description | Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) was the first pathotype of E. coli identified in the 1940s, and remains a common cause of infantile diarrhea in developing countries. EPEC and EHEC [DS:H00277] strains are characterized by the type III secretion system and its cognate effectors encoded in the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE), but EPEC does not release diffusible toxins. |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease DIS_PATHWAY hsa05130 Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Escherichia coli O127:H6 [GN:ecg] Escherichia coli O55:H7 [GN:eok elr] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1A03.0 ICD-10: A04.0 MeSH: D004927 |
| Reference | PMID:18455741 AUTHORS Ochoa TJ, Barletta F, Contreras C, Mercado E TITLE New insights into the epidemiology of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli infection. JOURNAL Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 102:852-6 (2008) DOI:10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.03.017 |