Microbe Profile: Escherichia coli O157 : H7 – notorious relative of the microbiologist’s workhorse
Gally, David L. and Stevens, Mark P.,, 163, 1-3 (2017),
doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.000387,
publicationName = Microbiology Society,
issn = 1350-0872,
abstract= Escherichia coli O157 : H7 is a zoonotic diarrhoeal pathogen of worldwide importance. It belongs to a subset of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli that can form attaching and effacing lesions on intestinal epithelia via the action of a type 3 secretion system that injects bacterial effectors into enterocytes. Infections in humans often arise from contaminated food or direct environmental exposure and can involve life-threatening Shiga toxin-dependent sequelae. In the three decades since E. coli O157 : H7 was first recognized intensive research has helped to unravel the basis of pathogenesis, but few effective options for prevention and treatment of infections exist.,
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