Genome evolution and the emergence of pathogenicity in avian Escherichia coli

L Mageiros, G Méric, SC Bayliss, J Pensar… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Chickens are the most common birds on Earth and colibacillosis is among the most common
diseases affecting them. This major threat to animal welfare and safe sustainable food …

Sequencing and functional annotation of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli serogroup O78 strains reveal the evolution of E. coli lineages pathogenic for poultry via …

F Dziva, H Hauser, TR Connor… - Infection and …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) causes respiratory and systemic disease in
poultry. Sequencing of a multilocus sequence type 95 (ST95) serogroup O1 strain previously …

Comparative genomics of European avian pathogenic E. Coli (APEC)

G Cordoni, MJ Woodward, H Wu, M Alanazi, T Wallis… - BMC genomics, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) causes colibacillosis, which
results in significant economic losses to the poultry industry worldwide. However, the …

A Longitudinal Study Simultaneously Exploring the Carriage of APEC Virulence Associated Genes and the Molecular Epidemiology of Faecal and Systemic E. coli in …

K Kemmett, T Humphrey, S Rushton, A Close… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Colibacillosis is an economically important syndromic disease of poultry caused by extra-
intestinal avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) but the pathotype remains poorly …

A compilation of virulence-associated genes that are frequently reported in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) compared to other E. coli

F Ovi, L Zhang, H Nabors, L Jia… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Escherichia coli survive in various hosts and environments due to their highly diversified
genome. These bacteria have coevolved with humans, colonized a broad range of hosts …

Identification of Genes Required for Avian Escherichia coli Septicemia by Signature-Tagged Mutagenesis

G Li, C Laturnus, C Ewers, LH Wieler - Infection and immunity, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Infections with avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) cause colibacillosis, an acute and
largely systemic disease resulting in significant economic losses in poultry industry …

Identification of Minimal Predictors of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Virulence for Use as a Rapid Diagnostic Tool

TJ Johnson, Y Wannemuehler, C Doetkott… - Journal of clinical …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
To identify traits that predict avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) virulence, 124 avian
E. coli isolates of known pathogenicity and serogroup were subjected to virulence …

Diversity and population overlap between avian and human Escherichia coli belonging to sequence type 95

SL Jørgensen, M Stegger, E Kudirkiene, B Lilje… - MSphere, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Avian-pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is a subgroup of extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli
(ExPEC) presumed to be zoonotic and to represent an external reservoir for extraintestinal …

Spleen transcriptome response to infection with avian pathogenic Escherichia coli in broiler chickens

EE Sandford, M Orr, E Balfanz, N Bowerman, X Li… - BMC genomics, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is detrimental to poultry
health and its zoonotic potential is a food safety concern. Regulation of antimicrobials in …

Population structure and virulence content of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from outbreaks in Sri Lanka

DRA Dissanayake, S Octavia, R Lan - Veterinary Microbiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) causes economically significant infections in
poultry. The genetic diversity of APEC and phylogenetic relationships within and between …