The gut microbiota acts as a real organ. The symbiotic interactions between resident micro-
organisms and the digestive tract highly contribute to maintain the gut homeostasis …

In 2008, a previously unknown Escherichia coli clonal group, sequence type 131 (ST131),
was identified on three continents. Today, ST131 is the predominant E. coli lineage among …

Colorectal cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, is a
multifactorial disease involving genetic, environmental and lifestyle risk factors. In addition …

Escherichia coli is mostly a commensal of birds and mammals, including humans, where it
can act as an opportunistic pathogen. It is also found in water and sediments. We …

Escherichia coli is a versatile bacterial species that includes both harmless commensal
strains and pathogenic strains found in the gastrointestinal tract in humans and warm …

The primary habitat of Escherichia coli is the vertebrate gut, where it is the predominant
aerobic organism, living in symbiosis with its host. Despite the occurrence of recombination …

Escherichia coli is a normal inhabitant of the human gut. However, E. coli strains of
phylogenetic group B2 harbor a genomic island called “pks” that codes for the production of …

Simple Summary Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second-leading cause of cancer-related
deaths worldwide. In this review article, we examine the role of gut microbiota in the …

Pathogenic Escherichia coli cause over 160 million cases of dysentery and one million
deaths per year, whereas non‐pathogenic E. coli constitute part of the normal intestinal flora …

Escherichia coli is a paradigm for a versatile bacterial species which comprises harmless
commensal as well as different pathogenic variants with the ability to either cause intestinal …