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 …

Foodborne illnesses continue to have an economic impact on global health care systems.
There is a growing concern regarding the increasing frequency of antibiotic resistance in …

The open field test (OFT) is a common measure of exploratory behavior and general activity
in both mice and rats, where both the quality and quantity of the activity can be measured …

The involvement of the pathogenic Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC; also
called verocytotoxic-producing E. coli or VTEC) in sporadic cases and disease outbreaks is …

Non-O157 strains of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are more common
causes of acute diarrhea than the better-known O157 strains and have the potential for large …

Abstract In the United States, it is estimated that non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing
Escherichia coli (STEC) cause more illnesses than STEC O157: H7, and the majority of …

Non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains have been linked to
outbreaks and sporadic cases of illness worldwide. Illnesses linked to STEC serotypes other …

The O antigen constitutes the outermost part of the lipopolysaccharide layer in Gram-
negative bacteria. The chemical composition and structure of the O antigen show high levels …

The O serogrouping of pathogenic Escherichia coli is a standard method for subtyping
strains for epidemiological studies and enhancing phylogenetic studies. In particular, the …

Escherichia coli O157: H7 is a zoonotic pathogen with its ability to cause human illness
ranging from diarrheal disease to fatal hemolytic uremic syndrome. E. coli O157: H7 had …