Type 3 secretion systems
Chapter 14 Type 3 secretion systems Liam J. Worrall, Julien R.C. Bergeron and Natalie C.J. Strynadka, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Introduction In 1994, the group of Hans…
Meningitis-associated Escherichia coli
Chapter 10 Meningitis-associated Escherichia coli Kwang Sik Kim, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Introduction Gram-negative bacillary meningitis continues to be an important cause of mortality and…
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
Chapter 6 Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli James M. Fleckenstein, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA Background Definition and/or classification The enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) comprise a diverse pathotype…
Shigella and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli: Paradigms for pathogen evolution and host–parasite interactions
Chapter 7 Shigella and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli Paradigms for pathogen evolution and host–parasite interactions Anthony T. Maurelli, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA Background Bacillary dysentery or shigellosis is caused…
Enterohemorrhagic and other Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli
Chapter 5 Enterohemorrhagic and other Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja1, Dakshina M. Jandhyala2, Emily M. Mallick3, John M. Leong1 and Sowmya Balasubramanian1, 1Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA,…
The ecology of Escherichia coli
Chapter 1 The ecology of Escherichia coli David M. Gordon, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia The genus Escherichia The genus Esherichia and the species E. coli have been…
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
Chapter 9 Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Rachel R. Spurbeck and Harry L.T. Mobley, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Background Classification and evolution of uropathogenic E. coli Uropathogenic…
Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
Chapter 8 Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Nadia Boisen1, Karen A. Krogfelt2 and James P. Nataro1, 1University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA, 2Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark Introduction Diarrhea…
Comparative genomics of pathogenic Escherichia coli
Chapter 2 Comparative genomics of pathogenic Escherichia coli Jason W. Sahl1, Carolyn R. Morris2 and David A. Rasko2, 1Translational Genomics Research Institute, Flagstaff, AZ, USA, 2University of Maryland School of…
Hybrid and potentially pathogenic Escherichia coli strains
Chapter 11 Hybrid and potentially pathogenic Escherichia coli strains Victor A. Garcia-Angulo1, Mauricio J. Farfan2 and Alfredo G. Torres1, 1University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA, 2Universidad de Chile,…
