We have developed a molecular phylogenetic framework, which demonstrates that although grouped by a shared phenotype, the category of 'EAEC' encompasses multiple pathogenic lineages. Principal among isolates from Nigeria were ST10-complex EAEC that were associated with diarrhea in children over one year and ECOR D strains that share horizontally acquired loci.
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