Originally Posted By: DavidP

On the whole E coli is harmless, it's used as a marker for polluted water. There are some enteropathogenic strains with specific surface markers and some can cause ureamia and kidney failure, especially in children, often from smoked sausage / small goods. Of course, outside of the GIT it is responsible for most urinary tract infections because of surface reecptors which allow it to gain access via the urethra.


the development of new pathogenic bacteria, new virulence factors always very interesting to me. one of the best places to read about these new developments has been some of the whole genome sequencing papers. here's just a few comparing pathogenic e. coli vs the benign wildtype. a number of different virulence factors in pathogenic e. coli.....

Comparative genomics reveal the mechanis...cherichia coli.

Genome sequence of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7

Organised genome dynamics in the Escherichia coli species results in highly diverse adaptive paths


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