Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (
EPEC) are important
human gastroenteritis agents. The
prevalence of six non-LEE
genes encoding type 3 translocated effectors was investigated. The nleC, cif and nleB
genes were more prevalent in typical than in atypical
EPEC, although a higher diversity of
genes combinations was observed in atypical
EPEC.