RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Albert, M. J. A1 Faruque, S. M. A1 Ansaruzzaman, M. A1 Islam, M. M. A1 Haider, K. A1 Alam, K. A1 Kabir, I. A1 Robins-Browne, R.YR 1992 T1 Sharing of virulence-associated properties at the phenotypic and genetic levels between enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Hafnia alvei JF Journal of Medical Microbiology, VO 37 IS 5 SP 310 OP 314 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-37-5-310 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1473-5644, AB Summary Seven strains of Hafnia alvei isolated from diarrhoeal stools of children resembled enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) in that they produced attaching-effacing (AE) lesions in rabbit ileal loops and fluorescent actin staining in infected HEp-2 cells. In addition, a DNA probe from a chromosomal gene required by EPEC to produce AE lesions, hybridised to chromosomal DNA from all seven H. alvei strains. These findings indicate that there is a sharing of virulence-associated properties at the phenotypic and genetic levels by H. alvei and EPEC. H. alvei strains with these properties should be considered diarrhoeagenic., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-37-5-310