Type 3 secretion effectors
Chapter 15 Type 3 secretion effectors Abigail Clements, Cedric N. Berger, Mariella Lomma and Gad Frankel, Imperial College London, London, UK Introduction T3SS effector proteins of enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC),…
Type 1 and 5 secretion systems and associated toxins
Chapter 16 Type 1 and 5 secretion systems and associated toxins Timothy J. Wells and Ian R. Henderson, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Introduction Pathogenic Escherichia coli can cause disease…
Capsule and lipopolysaccharide
Chapter 17 Capsule and lipopolysaccharide Lisa M. Willis and Chris Whitfield, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada Introduction Pathogenic E. coli require many different virulence factors which allow them to…
The type 2 secretion and type 4 pilus systems of Escherichia coli
Chapter 13 The type 2 secretion and type 4 pilus systems of Escherichia coli Leon G. De Masi, Courntey D. Sturey, Joshua A. Lieberman and Michael S. Donnenberg, University of…
Adhesive pili of the chaperone-usher family
Chapter 12 Adhesive pili of the chaperone-usher family Vasilios Kalas, Ender Volkan and Scott J. Hultgren, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA Introduction Bacterial surface appendages are…
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…
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…
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,…
