MeSH definition : Strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI characterized by attaching-and-effacing histopathology.
These strains of bacteria intimately adhere to the epithelial cell membrane and show
effacement of microvilli. In developed countries they are associated with INFANTILE
DIARRHEA and infantile GASTROENTERITIS and, in contrast to ETEC strains, do not produce
ENDOTOXINS.;
MeSH synonym : e coli, enteropathogenic; enteropathogenic e. coli; escherichia coli, enteropathogenic; epec;
MeSH annotation : infection: coordinate IM with ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS (IM);
Strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI characterized by attaching-and-effacing histopathology.
These strains of bacteria intimately adhere to the epithelial cell membrane and show
effacement of microvilli. In developed countries they are associated with INFANTILE
DIARRHEA and infantile GASTROENTERITIS and, in contrast to ETEC strains, do not produce
ENDOTOXINS.