Although Escherichia coli can be an innocuous resident of the gastrointestinal tract, it also
has the pathogenic capacity to cause significant diarrheal and extraintestinal diseases …

Infections with the Shiga toxin–producing bacterium Escherichia coli O157 can cause
severe illness and death. We summarized reported outbreaks of E. coli O157 infections in …

The human skin microbiome has important roles in skin health and disease. However,
bacterial population structure and diversity at the strain level is poorly understood. We …

Relapsing C. difficile disease in humans is linked to a pathological imbalance within the
intestinal microbiota, termed dysbiosis, which remains poorly understood. We show that …

This work was conducted to determine whether estimated risks following exposure to
recreational waters impacted by gull, chicken, pig, or cattle faecal contamination are …

Transmission of commensal intestinal bacteria between humans could promote health by
establishing, maintaining and replenishing microbial diversity in the microbiota of an …

Escherichia coli O157 is an uncommon but serious cause of gastroenteritis. This bacterium
is noteworthy because a few, but significant, number of infected people develop the …

The involvement of the pathogenic Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC; also
called verocytotoxic-producing E. coli or VTEC) in sporadic cases and disease outbreaks is …

1. Heterogeneity in the ability of hosts to transmit pathogens is among the most fundamental
concepts in disease dynamics and has major implications for disease control strategies. 2 …

Most parasites co-occur with other parasites, although the importance of such
multiparasitism has only recently been recognised. Co-infections may result when hosts are …