obsolete enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infectious disease
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An Escherichia coli intestinal infectious disease that involves infection of the intestine caused by a serological subgroup of Escherichia coli called enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), which are non-invasive and produce heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) or heat stable toxin (ST). The bacteria colonize the GI tract by means of a fimbrial adhesin. The symptoms include diarrhea without fever. [ url:http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/e.coli_4.html http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007646 ]
Term information
gram-negative_bacterial_infectious_disease
- An Escherichia coli intestinal infectious disease that involves infection of the intestine caused by a serological subgroup of Escherichia coli called enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), which are non-invasive and produce heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) or heat stable toxin (ST). The bacteria colonize the GI tract by means of a fimbrial adhesin. The symptoms include diarrhea without fever.
- Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli gastrointestinal tract infection (disorder)
- Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli gastrointestinal tract infection
- intestinal infection due to enterotoxigenic E. coli
- disease_ontology
- DOID:14434