Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is the most common cause of E. coli diarrhea in
farm animals. ETEC are characterized by the ability to produce two types of virulence factors …

Phase and antigenic variation result in a heterogenic phenotype of a clonal bacterial
population, in which individual cells either express the phase-variable protein (s) or not, or …

Many Proteobacteria use the chaperone/usher pathway to assemble proteinaceous
filaments on the bacterial surface. These filaments can curl into fimbrial or nonfimbrial …

The gram-negative enteric bacterium Proteus mirabilis is a frequent cause of urinary tract
infections in individuals with long-term indwelling catheters or with complicated urinary tracts …

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a major cause of life-threatening diarrheal
disease around the world. The major aspects of ETEC virulence are colonization of the small …

Colonization factors (CFs) are major virulence factors of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
(ETEC). This pathogen is among the most common causes of bacterial diarrhea in children …

Gram-negative bacteria assemble a variety of surface structures, including the hair-like
organelles known as pili or fimbriae. Pili typically function in adhesion and mediate …

Prokaryotic genomes are replete with mobile genetic elements (MGE) that span a continuum
of replication autonomy. On numerous occasions during microbial evolution, diverse MGE …

This review summarizes current knowledge on the structure, function, assembly and
biomedical applications of the superfamily of adhesive fimbrial organelles exposed on the …

The mammalian gut represents a complex and diverse ecosystem, consisting of unique
interactions between the host and microbial residents. Bacterial surfaces serve as an …