EPEC: a cocktail of virulence

Nat Rev Microbiol. 2016 Apr;14(4):196. doi: 10.1038/nrmicro.2016.33. Epub 2016 Mar 7.

Abstract

Genomics studies are prompting a re-evaluation of the diversity of Escherichia coli pathovars and how this diversity corresponds to virulence.

MeSH terms

  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli / classification*
  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics
  • Genetic Variation
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Virulence Factors / genetics*

Substances

  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • Virulence Factors