DEC strain gene profiles and their distribution by age group.

ETEC: enterotoxigenic E. coli, tEPEC: typical enteropathogenic E. coli, aEPEC: atypical enteropathogenic E. coli, EAEC: typical enteroaggregative E. coli, DAEC: diffusely adherent E. coli. aap and aatA: genes encoding for dispersin and its translocator, astA, pet and cdt: genes encoding for enteroaggregative heat-stable toxin 1, plasmid encoded toxin and cytolethal distending toxin, respectively. DEC strain gene profiles and their distribution by age group.