[26] Methods for studying adhesion of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli

MS Donnenberg, JP Nataro - Methods in enzymology, 1995 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter describes the ways by which many diarrheagenic
Escherichia coli can be categorized by adhesion patterns. Strains in the first category of E.
coli to be linked with diarrhea are designated enteropathogenic (EPEC). Although
predominantly a commensal species, E. coli includes certain strains endowed with virulence
factors that allow them to cause diarrhea. There are several distinct mechanisms by which
pathogenic E. coli may induce enteric disease. Thus, various categories of diarrheagenic E …