SUMMARY A vast and diverse array of microbial species displaying great phylogenic,
genomic, and metabolic diversity have colonized the gastrointestinal tract. Resident …

Diarrheal disease is still a major public health concern, as it is still considered an important
cause of death in children under five years of age. A few decades ago, the detection of …

According to the cellular actin dynamics paradigm, filaments grow at their barbed ends and
depolymerize predominantly from their pointed ends to form polar structures and do …

The pathogenicity and clinical pertinence of diffusely adhering Escherichia coli expressing
the Afa/Dr adhesins (Afa/Dr DAEC) in urinary tract infections (UTIs) and pregnancy …

To date, several studies have reported an alarming increase in pathogen resistance to
current antibiotic therapies and treatments. Therefore, the search for effective alternatives to …

Molecular mimicry is one of the powerful stratagems that pathogens employ to colonise their
hosts and take advantage of host cell functions to guarantee their replication and …

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 …

Cell morphology and geometry affect cellular processes such as stem cell differentiation,
suggesting that these parameters serve as fundamental regulators of biological processes …

The intestinal epithelium consists of a single cell layer, which is a critical selectively
permeable barrier to both absorb nutrients and avoid the entry of potentially harmful entities …

Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains are included in 9 pathotypes (pathovars) that present
different virulence factors responsible for the patomechanism of infections they cause. As all …