Role of virulence factors in pathogenesis of Escherichia coli infections

Siegfried, L.; Kmetova, M. . Faculty of Medicine

Role of virulence factors in pathogenesis of Escherichia coli infections

1997

Siegfried, L. | Kmetova, M. (Safarik Univ., Kosice (Slovak Republic). Faculty of Medicine)

Escherichia coli is well known as the causative agent of a number of intestinal and extraintestinal human infections. In this review different virulence factors, adhesins, haemolysins, K antigen, siderophores, colicins serum resistance, enterotoxins, cytotoxic necrotizing factors and verocytotoxins are discussed. Common characteristics, mode of action, association to particular E. coli strains and the role of these factors in pathogenesis of human disease are presented

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antibodies anticorps anticuerpos colibacillose colibacillosis colibacilosis enterotoxinas enterotoxine enterotoxins escherichia coli haemolysins hemolisinas pathogenicity patogenicidad

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Biologia (Slovak Republic)

Volume 52 Issue 6 ISSN 0006-3088

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pp. 697-705

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Hemolysine; Pouvoir pathogene

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English

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Role of virulence factors in pathogenesis of Escherichia coli infections

1997

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