The prediction of virulence based on presence of virulence genes in E. coli may not always be accurate

Escherichia coli from Crohn’s disease patient displays virulence features of enteroinvasive (EIEC), enterohemorragic (EHEC), and enteroaggregative (EAEC) pathotypes

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Complete genome sequence of the Gram-negative probiotic Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917

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Voluntarily exposure to a single, high dose of probiotic Escherichia coli results in prolonged colonisation

(2014) T.M. Wassenaar et al.   Beneficial Microbes

A Large Family of Antivirulence Regulators Modulates the Effects of Transcriptional Activators in Gram-negative Pathogenic Bacteria

(2014) Araceli E. Santiago et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Postgenomic analysis of bacterial pathogens repertoire reveals genome reduction rather than virulence factors

(2013) V. Merhej et al.   Briefings in Functional Genomics

Bacterial skin commensals and their role as host guardians

(2013) G.J.M. Christensen et al.   Beneficial Microbes

Probiotic sepsis due to Saccharomyces fungaemia in a critically ill burn patient

(2011) Eleni Stefanatou et al.   MYCOSES

VFDB 2012 update: toward the genetic diversity and molecular evolution of bacterial virulence factors

(2011) L. Chen et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Comparison of 61 Sequenced Escherichia coli Genomes

(2010) Oksana Lukjancenko et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

A virulent parent with probiotic progeny: comparative genomics of Escherichia coli strains CFT073, Nissle 1917 and ABU 83972

(2010) Rebecca Munk Vejborg et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Sever Sepsis After Probiotic Treatment With Escherichia coli NISSLE 1917

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