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 …

The ability of bacterial cells to adhere to and interact with surfaces to eventually form a
biofilm is a crucial trait for the survival of any microorganism in a complex environment. As a …

A community-based sessile life style is the normal mode of growth and survival for many
bacterial species. Under such conditions, cell-to-cell interactions are inevitable and …

Enteric Escherichia coli (E. coli) are both natural flora of humans and important pathogens
causing significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Traditionally enteric E. coli have been …

The research interest of the scientific community in biofilm-forming microorganisms is
growing due to the problems caused by their infections affecting humans and animals …

Bacterial colonization of biotic or abiotic surfaces results from two quite distinct physiological
processes, namely bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation. Broadly speaking, a biofilm is …

The objectives of this study were to investigate prevalence and pathogenic potential of
Escherichia coli contaminating raw milk and its products in Egypt. Out of 187 dairy products …

Bacteria have mechanisms to export proteins for diverse purposes, including colonization of
hosts and pathogenesis. A small number of archetypal bacterial secretion machines have …

The rapid emergence of Escherichia coli O157: H7 from an unknown strain in 1982 to the
dominant hemorrhagic E. coli serotype in the United States and the cause of widespread …

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 …