Abstract
Collectively, Escherichia coli isolates associated with gastrointestinal tract infections are known as diarrheagenic E. coli (DEC), and based on their virulence factors, DEC can be subgrouped into six distinct pathotypes. From an epidemiological point of view, enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) and enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) are the most frequently DEC pathotypes isolated from stool sa…