Recent advances in understanding enteric pathogenic Escherichia coli
Although Escherichia coli can be an innocuous resident of the gastrointestinal tract, it also
has the pathogenic capacity to cause significant diarrheal and extraintestinal diseases …
has the pathogenic capacity to cause significant diarrheal and extraintestinal diseases …
Pathogenicity Factors of Genomic Islands in Intestinal and Extraintestinal Escherichia coli
M Desvaux, G Dalmasso, R Beyrouthy… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Escherichia coli is a versatile bacterial species that includes both harmless commensal
strains and pathogenic strains found in the gastrointestinal tract in humans and warm …
strains and pathogenic strains found in the gastrointestinal tract in humans and warm …
Bacterial antimicrobial metal ion resistance
Metals such as mercury, arsenic, copper and silver have been used in various forms as
antimicrobials for thousands of years with until recently, little understanding of their mode of …
antimicrobials for thousands of years with until recently, little understanding of their mode of …
E. coli as an All-Rounder: The Thin Line Between Commensalism and Pathogenicity
Escherichia coli is a paradigm for a versatile bacterial species which comprises harmless
commensal as well as different pathogenic variants with the ability to either cause intestinal …
commensal as well as different pathogenic variants with the ability to either cause intestinal …
The evolution of the Escherichia coli phylogeny
Escherichia coli is familiar to biologists as a classical model system, ubiquitous in molecular
biology laboratories around the world. Outside of the laboratory, E. coli strains exist as an …
biology laboratories around the world. Outside of the laboratory, E. coli strains exist as an …
Identification of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) clades with long-term global distribution
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), a major cause of infectious diarrhea, produce heat-
stable and/or heat-labile enterotoxins and at least 25 different colonization factors that target …
stable and/or heat-labile enterotoxins and at least 25 different colonization factors that target …
Discovery of the curcumin metabolic pathway involving a unique enzyme in an intestinal microorganism
A Hassaninasab, Y Hashimoto… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Polyphenol curcumin, a yellow pigment, derived from the rhizomes of a plant (Curcuma
longa Linn) is a natural antioxidant exhibiting a variety of pharmacological activities and …
longa Linn) is a natural antioxidant exhibiting a variety of pharmacological activities and …
Production and function of immunoglobulin A
TW Hand, A Reboldi - Annual review of immunology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Among antibodies, IgA is unique because it has evolved to be secreted onto mucosal
surfaces. The structure of IgA and the associated secretory component allow IgA to survive …
surfaces. The structure of IgA and the associated secretory component allow IgA to survive …
The opportunistic nature of gut commensal microbiota
P Dey, S Ray Chaudhuri - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The abundance of gut commensals has historically been associated with health-promoting
effects despite the fact that the definition of good or bad microbiota remains condition …
effects despite the fact that the definition of good or bad microbiota remains condition …
Caenorhabditis elegans, a model organism for investigating immunity
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been a powerful experimental organism for
almost half a century. Over the past 10 years, researchers have begun to exploit the power …
almost half a century. Over the past 10 years, researchers have begun to exploit the power …