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 …

Laminin (Ln) and collagen are multifunctional glycoproteins that play an important role in
cellular morphogenesis, cell signalling, tissue repair and cell migration. These proteins are …

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a group of pathogens which cause
gastrointestinal disease in humans and have been associated with numerous food-borne …

Among the thousands of bacterial species contained within the intestinal gut flora, it is
accepted that each species requires the use of adhesin proteins, or some combination …

Commensal and pathogenic Escherichia coli adherence to host and environmental surfaces
is mediated by a variety of adhesins. Although extensively studied as a model bacterium …

Background Escherichia coli is a model prokaryote, an important pathogen, and a key
organism for industrial biotechnology. E. coli W (ATCC 9637), one of four strains designated …

Background One method for rejuvenating land polluted with anthropogenic contaminants is
through phytoremediation, the reclamation of land through the cultivation of specific crops …

Gut microbiota plays an important role in maintaining a healthy intestine. Escherichia coli (E.
coli) is a commensal bacteria colonizes the mucous membranes of the gut, intestine, and …

Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) O157: H7 uses a myriad of surface adhesive
appendages including pili, flagella, and the type 3 secretion system (T3SS) to adhere to and …

Escherichia coli is primarily known as a commensal colonising the gastrointestinal tract of
infants very early in life but some strains being responsible for diarrhoea, which can be …