The population genetics of pathogenic Escherichia coli

E Denamur, O Clermont, S Bonacorsi… - Nature Reviews …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Escherichia coli is a commensal of the vertebrate gut that is increasingly involved in various
intestinal and extra-intestinal infections as an opportunistic pathogen. Numerous pathotypes …

Recent Updates on Outbreaks of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and Its Potential Reservoirs

JS Kim, MS Lee, JH Kim - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Following infection with certain strains of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC),
particularly enterohemorrhagic ones, patients are at elevated risk for develo** life …

Pathogenicity assessment of Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and the public health risk posed by contamination of food with STEC

EFSA Biohaz Panel, K Koutsoumanis, A Allende… - Efsa …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
The provisional molecular approach, proposed by EFSA in 2013, for the pathogenicity
assessment of Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been reviewed. Analysis …

Wildlife as sentinels of antimicrobial resistance in Germany?

C Plaza-Rodríguez, K Alt, M Grobbel… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
The presence of bacteria carrying antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes in wildlife is an
indicator that resistant bacteria of human or livestock origin are widespread in the …

Animal Reservoirs of Shiga Toxin‐Producing Escherichia coli

AK Persad, JT Lejeune - … Escherichia coli and other Shiga toxin …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Escherichia coli strains that carry Shiga toxin genes are commonly isolated from the
gastrointestinal tract of a wide variety of animal species (Table 1). Intestinal carriage of most …

[HTML][HTML] Escherichia coli strains producing a novel Shiga toxin 2 subtype circulate in China

X Yang, X Bai, J Zhang, H Sun, S Fu, R Fan… - International Journal of …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Shiga toxin (Stx) is the key virulence factor in Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC),
which can cause diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis with life-threatening complications. Stx …

Identification and pathogenomic analysis of an Escherichia coli strain producing a novel Shiga toxin 2 subtype

X Bai, S Fu, J Zhang, R Fan, Y Xu, H Sun, X He, J Xu… - Scientific Reports, 2018‏ - nature.com
Shiga toxin (Stx) is the key virulent factor in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC).
To date, three Stx1 subtypes and seven Stx2 subtypes have been described in E. coli, which …

Pathogenic profile and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli, Escherichia marmotae and Escherichia ruysiae detected from hunted wild boars in Sardinia (Italy)

G Siddi, F Piras, P Gymoese, M Torpdahl… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of E. coli in hunted wild boars in
Sardinia (Italy) and to further characterize the isolates with Whole Genome Sequencing to …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and Implications of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli in Farm and Wild Ruminants

R Ray, P Singh - Pathogens, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a food-borne pathogen that causes human
gastrointestinal infections across the globe, leading to kidney failure or even death in severe …

The under-investigated wild side of Escherichia coli: genetic diversity, pathogenicity and antimicrobial resistance in wild animals

KM Lagerstrom, EA Hadly - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2021‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
A striking paucity of information exists on Escherichia coli in wild animals despite evidence
that they harbour pathogenic and antimicrobial-resistant E. coli in their gut microbiomes and …