Virulence factors of pathogenic E. coli are frequently encoded on genetic elements such as plasmids, bacteriophage, transposons and pathogenicity islands that can be mobilized into …

Escherichia coli (/ ˌɛʃəˈrɪkiə ˈkoʊlaɪ / ESH-ə-RIK-ee-ə KOH-ly; commonly abbreviated E. coli) is a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm …

Several different E. coli strains cause diverse intestinal and extraintestinal diseases by means of virulence factors that affect a wide range of cellular processes. Few microorganisms are as …

When E. coli strains acquire certain additional genetic material, they can become pathogenic; these pathogenic clones circulate widely and are among the most virulent enteric pathogens. …

People infected with pathogenic E. coli can start to notice symptoms anywhere from a few days after consuming contaminated food or as much as nine days later. Generally, the symptoms …

The extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) group comprises the strains causing infections outside the intestinal tract, mainly infections in the urinary tract, but also sepsis, meningitis, …

Enteric E. coli pathotypes are implicated in many diseases through distinctly different pathogenesis. Pathogenesis is the process by which pathogens cause disease or disorder, …

2024年10月7日 · In general, pathogenic strains of E. coli cause three different illnesses in humans, namely: urinary tract infections (UTIs), enteric/diarrhoeal disease and …

In general, pathogenic strains of E. coli cause three different illnesses in humans, namely: urinary tract infections (UTIs), enteric/diarrhoeal disease and sepsis/meningitis [3]. E. coli strains also …

2020年8月21日 · In this Review, we place E. coli species within the genus Escherichia and present the phylogeny and global population structure of E. coli. We also provide an overview …