Abstract
Diarrhea is a major cause of infant mortality, causing approximately 2 million deaths each year worldwide, mostly among children under 5 years old. Among these pathogens, Escherichia coli (E. coli) diarrheiogenic is considered an important etiologic agent of diarrheal diseases. One of the main virulence factors involved in the pathogenesis of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and S…