Evaluation of a PCR targeting fimbrial subunit gene (fimA) for rapid and reliable detection of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli recovered from human and animal diarrhoeal cases

The present study describes the utility of a chromosomal associated fimbrial subunit gene (fimA) for screening ‘typical’ as well as ‘atypical’ Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) by PCR and its possible role as a promising molecular marker for rapid detection of ‘typical’ and ‘atypical’ EAEC pathotype.