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 has a rich history as biology's 'rock star', driving advances across many
fields. In the wild, E. coli resides innocuously in the gut of humans and animals but is also a …

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 …

Some Escherichia coli strains produce toxins designated cyclomodulins (CMs) which
interfere with the eukaryotic cell cycle of host cells, suggesting a possible link between these …

Following the Europe-wide ban of antimicrobial growth promoters, feed supplementation
with zinc has increased in livestock breeding. In addition to possible beneficial effects on …

Extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) have a complex phylogeny, broad
virulence factor (VF) armament and significant genomic plasticity, and are associated with a …

Multidrug tolerance is largely responsible for chronic infections and caused by a small
population of dormant cells called persisters. Selection for survival in the presence of …

The evolutionary significance of stress-induced mutagenesis was evaluated by studying
mutagenesis in aging colonies (MAC) of Escherichia coli natural isolates. A large fraction of …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infectious diseases
encountered in clinical practice and account for significant morbidity and high medical costs …

Given the significant spatial and temporal heterogeneity in antimicrobial resistance
distribution and the factors that affect its evolution, dissemination, and persistence, it is …