Bacteriophages and genetic elements, such as prophage-like elements, pathogenicity
islands, and phage morons, make up a considerable amount of bacterial genomes. Their …

Shiga toxins (Stx) of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are generally encoded
in the genome of lambdoid bacteriophages, which spend the most time of their life cycle …

In bacteria, Hfq is a core RNA chaperone that catalyzes the interaction of mRNAs with
regulatory small RNAs (sRNAs). To determine in vivo RNA sequence requirements for Hfq …

Shiga toxins are the main virulence factors of a group of Escherichia coli strains [Shiga toxin-
producing E. coli (STEC)] that cause severe human diseases, such as haemorrhagic colitis …

Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157: H7 is a recently emerged zoonotic
pathogen with considerable morbidity. Since the emergence of this serotype in the 1980s …

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) was first recognized as a cause of human
disease in 1983 and is associated with diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis, which may be …

Identifying the major sources of risk in disease transmission is key to designing effective
controls. However, understanding of transmission dynamics across species boundaries is …

In May 2011, an outbreak caused by Escherichia coli of serotype O104: H4 spread
throughout Germany (1). The next month, France also reported a cluster of E. coli O104: H4 …

Many cattle are persistently colonized with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
and represent a major source of human infections with human-pathogenic STEC strains …

The rates of foodborne disease caused by gastrointestinal pathogens continue to be a
concern in both the developed and developing worlds. The growing world population, the …