Abstract
SummaryEnteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is subdivided into typical and atypical, and have the typical eae gene and EAF plasmid, and have atypical eae gene, but do not carry the EAF plasmid. Atypical EPEC has been found to cause diarrhea in several countries, including Brazil, surpassing the typical EPEC. Samples of atypical EPEC may or may not belong to the classical EPEC serogrou…