Pathogenic Escherichia coli: Evolution, Omics, Detection ...
Fratamico, Pina M. / Liu, Yanhong / Sommers, Christopher H.
Escherichia coli is an important member of the normal healthy microbiome of humans and other mammals. In addition, some strains are thought to be probiotic, and therefore beneficial to the host. However, other strains of E. coli have evolved into highly versatile, and frequently deadly, pathogens: the resultant diseases causing significant economic loss and public health burdens worldwide. Recent studies have shown that the E. coli genome has ...