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Escherichia coli

About: Escherichia coli is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 59041 publications have been published within this topic receiving 2050337 citations. The topic is also known as: E. coli & E coli jdj.


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TL;DR: The role of protein C in modulation of Escherichia coli shock in baboons is examined and the coagulopathic, hepatotoxic, and lethal responses in this latter case were prevented by infusion of exogenous protein C.
Abstract: Gram-negative septicemia elicits multiple abnormalities of the coagulation system. Although products of coagulation can lead to clot formation, thereby potentiating organ damage, recent work has shown that low concentrations of thrombin can protect animals from the shock state. Because these amounts of thrombin also lead to formation in vivo of the anticoagulant enzyme, activated protein C, we examined the role of protein C in modulation of Escherichia coli shock in baboons. First, we infused activated protein C and lethal concentrations of E. coli organisms, which prevented the coagulopathic, hepatotoxic, and lethal effects of E. coli. Second, using an antibody to protein C we blocked protein C activation in vivo to determine if this influenced the response to lethal and sublethal concentrations of E. coli organisms. Under these conditions the response to lethal concentrations of E. coli organisms was made more severe and the response to sublethal concentrations of E. coli was made lethal. The coagulopathic, hepatotoxic, and lethal responses in this latter case were prevented by infusion of exogenous protein C.

878 citations

01 Jan 1979
TL;DR: Proteins encoded by plasmid DNA are specifically labeled in uv-irradiated cells of Escherichia coli carrying recA and uvrA mutations because extensive degradation of the chromosome DNA occurs concurrently with amplification of plasmID DNA as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Proteins encoded by plasmid DNA are specifically labeled in uv-irradiated cells of Escherichia coli carrying recA and uvrA mutations because extensive degradation of the chromosome DNA occurs concurrently with amplification of plasmid DNA.

878 citations

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TL;DR: Multivariate analysis revealed an interaction between the eae andstx2 genes, thus supporting the hypothesis of the synergism between the adhesin intimin and Shiga toxin 2, and a true lack of biological significance of the hemolysin in humans or in disease cannot be excluded.
Abstract: Associations between known or putative virulence factors of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and disease in humans were investigated. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis of a set of 237 isolates from 118 serotypes showed significant associations between the presence of genes for intimin (eae) and Shiga toxin 2 (stx2) and isolates from serotypes reported in humans. Similar associations were found with isolates from serotypes reported in hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic-uremic syndrome. The enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) hemolysin gene was significantly associated with isolates from serotypes found in severe diseases in univariate analysis but not in multivariate logistic regression models. A strong association between the intimin and EHEC-hemolysin genes may explain the lack of statistical significance of EHEC hemolysin in these multivariate models, but a true lack of biological significance of the hemolysin in humans or in disease cannot be excluded. This result warrants further investigations of this topic. Multivariate analysis revealed an interaction between the eae and stx2 genes, thus supporting the hypothesis of the synergism between the adhesin intimin and Shiga toxin 2. A strong statistical association was observed between the stx2 gene and severity of disease for a set of 112 human isolates from eight major serotypes. A comparison of 77 isolates of bovine origin and 91 human isolates belonging to six major serotypes showed significant associations of the genes for Shiga toxin 1 and EspP protease with bovine isolates and an increased adherence on HEp-2 cell cultures for human isolates, particularly from diarrheic patients and healthy persons.

867 citations

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15 Nov 1996-Science
TL;DR: It is reported that the incidence of mutators among isolates of pathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica is high (over 1 percent).
Abstract: Here it is reported that the incidence of mutators among isolates of pathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica is high (over 1 percent). These findings counter the theory, founded on studies with laboratory-attenuated strains, that suggests mutators are rare among bacterial populations. Defects in methyl-directed mismatch repair underlie all mutator phenotypes described here. Of nine independently derived hypermutable strains, seven contained a defective mutS allele. Because these mutant alleles increase the mutation rate and enhance recombination among diverse species, these studies may help explain both the rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance and the penetrance of virulence genes within the prokaryotic community.

864 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
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20242
20232,609
20225,796
20211,236
20201,337
20191,412