pathogenic Escherichia coli

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:associatedWith foodborne outbreaks
hemorrhagic colitis
travelers' diarrhea
gptkbp:biosafetyLevel gptkb:BSL-2
gptkbp:cause gptkb:pneumonia
gptkb:hemolytic_uremic_syndrome
diarrhea
sepsis
urinary tract infection
bacteremia
neonatal meningitis
gptkbp:diagnosedBy PCR testing
serotyping
stool culture
gptkbp:familyMember gptkb:Enterobacteriaceae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1885
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Escherichia
gptkbp:gramStain Gram-negative
gptkbp:habitat intestinal tract of humans and animals
gptkbp:hasType enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)
enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC)
enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)
enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC)
enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)
uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC)
gptkbp:motility motile
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Theodor_Escherich
gptkbp:notableStrain gptkb:E._coli_O157:H7
E. coli O104:H4
gptkbp:oxygenRequirement facultative anaerobe
gptkbp:prevention hand washing
proper food handling
safe water supply
gptkbp:resistantTo antibiotic resistance increasing
gptkbp:shape rod-shaped
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:transmission contaminated food
fecal-oral route
contaminated water
gptkbp:treatment antibiotics (varies by strain)
gptkbp:virulenceFactor gptkb:heat-labile_enterotoxin
gptkb:Shiga_toxin
fimbriae
adhesins
heat-stable enterotoxin
invasins
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Enteroaggregative_E._coli_(EAEC)
gptkb:Enteropathogenic_E._coli_(EPEC)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8