Escherichia coli, a Versatile Pathogen

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Frankel, Gad (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ron, Eliora Z. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 416
• Subjects: Medical microbiology.; Infectious diseases.; Bacteriology.; Medical Microbiology.; Infectious Diseases.

Escherichia coli is a facultative anaerobic Gamma-proteobacterium, which belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. While being an important constituent of the normal gut microbiota, specialized E. coli clones have acquired genetic elements that allow them to compete with the endogenous commensals, c...

Table of Contents:

• Shigella and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
• Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
• The Type III Secretion System of pathogenic Escherichia coli
• Modulation of host cell processes by T3SS effectors
• The 2011 German enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak - the danger is still out there
• Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli
• Pandemic bacteremic Escherichia coli strains: evolution and emergence of drug resistant pathogens
• Current Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli
• Vaccines against Escherichia coli.