Tripartite efflux pumps and the related type 1 secretion systems (T1SSs) in Gram-negative
organisms are diverse in function, energization, and structural organization. They form …

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 …

The MacB ABC transporter forms a tripartite efflux pump with the MacA adaptor protein and
TolC outer membrane exit duct to expel antibiotics and export virulence factors from Gram …

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) are a major cause of diarrheal illness in develo**
countries, and perennially the most common cause of traveller's diarrhea. ETEC constitute a …

Citrobacter rodentium (formally C itrobacter freundii biotype 4280) is a highly infectious
pathogen that causes colitis and transmissible colonic hyperplasia in mice. In common with …

In most cases, Escherichia coli exists as a harmless commensal organism, but it may on
occasion cause intestinal and/or extraintestinal disease. Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) is …

Escherichia coli has the remarkable ability to resist severe acid stress for several hours. With
the notable exception of the gadBC operon, the most important genes involved in acid …

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a major cause of diarrheal illness in children less
than 5 years of age in low-and middle-income nations, whereas it is an emerging enteric …

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains are a heterogeneous group of pathogens
that produce heat-labile (LT) and/or heat-stable (ST) enterotoxins. Collectively, these …

Bacteria express different types of hair-like proteinaceous appendages on their cell surface
known as pili or fimbriae. These filamentous structures are primarily involved in the …