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Entertoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)
-produces one or both enterotoxins
-responsible for diarrhea
-distinguished by their heat stability
Enteroinvasive E. coli
-multiplies within intestinal epithelial cells
-may produce cytotoxin and enterotoxin
Enteropathogenic E. coli
-causes effacing lesions
-caused by destruction of brush border microvilli on intestinal epithelial cells
Enterohemmorhagic E. coli
-most pathogenic E. coli
-produces effacing lesions, leading to hemmorhagic colitis
-releases shiga-like toxins
-implicated in hemolytic uremic syndrome
Enteroaggregative E. coli
-forms clumps adhering to epithelial cells
-toxins have not been identified
Diffusely adhering E. coli
-particular problem in immunologically naive or malnourished children