[HTML][HTML] Klebsiella pneumoniae producing bacterial toxin colibactin as a risk of colorectal cancer development-A systematic review

N Strakova, K Korena, R Karpiskova - Toxicon, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbiota can significantly contribute to colorectal cancer initiation and development. It was
described that E. coli harbouring polyketide synthase (pks) genes can synthetize bacterial …

Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence Profiles of Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Isolated From Different Clinical Sources

V Ballén, Y Gabasa, C Ratia, R Ortega… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative bacterium capable of colonizing, invading, and
causing infections in different anatomical sites of the human body. Its ability to evade the …

Virulence factors, antimicrobial resistance and the relationship between these characteristics in uropathogenic Escherichia coli

F Firoozeh, M Zibaei, F Badmasti, A Khaledi - Gene Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the most common causative agent of urinary tract
infections worldwide. The pathogenicity of UPEC was found to be related to expression of …

Characterization of virulence determinants and phylogenetic background of multiple and extensively drug resistant Escherichia coli isolated from different clinical …

R El-Baz, HS Said, ES Abdelmegeed… - Applied microbiology and …, 2022 - Springer
Escherichia coli is a multifaceted microbe since some are commensals, normally inhabiting
the gut of both humans and animals while others are pathogenic responsible for a wide …

Comprehensive probiogenomics analysis of the commensal Escherichia coli CEC15 as a potential probiotic strain

TF da Silva, RA Glória, TJ de Sousa, MF Americo… - BMC microbiology, 2023 - Springer
Background Probiotics have gained attention for their potential maintaining gut and immune
homeostasis. They have been found to confer protection against pathogen colonization …

Correlation between antimicrobial resistance, biofilm formation, and virulence determinants in uropathogenic Escherichia coli from Egyptian hospital

SA Alshaikh, T El-Banna, F Sonbol… - Annals of Clinical …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the main etiological agent
behind community-acquired and hospital-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are …

Insights into evolution and coexistence of the colibactin-and yersiniabactin secondary metabolite determinants in enterobacterial populations

H Wami, A Wallenstein, D Sauer, M Stoll… - Microbial …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
The bacterial genotoxin colibactin interferes with the eukaryotic cell cycle by causing dsDNA
breaks. It has been linked to bacterially induced colorectal cancer in humans. Colibactin is …

Evolutionary Dynamics Based on Comparative Genomics of Pathogenic Escherichia coli Lineages Harboring Polyketide Synthase (pks) Island

A Suresh, S Shaik, R Baddam, A Ranjan, S Qumar… - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The genotoxin colibactin is a secondary metabolite produced by the polyketide synthase
(pks) island harbored by extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) and other members of …

Polyketide synthase positive Escherichia coli one‐time measurement in stool is not informative of colorectal cancer risk in a screening setting

W de Klaver, M de Wit, A Bolijn, M Tijssen… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental factors like the pathogenicity island polyketide synthase positive (pks+)
Escherichia coli (E. coli) could have potential for risk stratification in colorectal cancer (CRC) …

Employing chemical synthesis to study the structure and function of colibactin, a “dark matter” metabolite

PC Williams, KM Wernke, A Tirla, SB Herzon - Natural product reports, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2015 to 2020 The field of natural products is dominated by a discovery paradigm
that follows the sequence: isolation, structure elucidation, chemical synthesis, and then …