[The characteristics of biological properties of E. coli O104:H4--the causative agent of large-scale alimentary ictus in Germany may 2001]

L A Kaftyreva; S A Egorova; M A Makarova; A V Zabrovskaia; Z N Matveeva; L V Syzhaeva; Iu A Artamononva

[The characteristics of biological properties of E. coli O104:H4--the causative agent of large-scale alimentary ictus in Germany may 2001]

Klin Lab Diagn. 2012 Jan:(1):44-7.

[Article in Russian]

Authors

L A Kaftyreva, S A Egorova, M A Makarova, A V Zabrovskaia, Z N Matveeva, L V Syzhaeva, Iu A Artamononva

PMID: 22545476

Abstract

The review presents the characteristics of E. coli O104:H4, the causative agent of large-scale alimentary ictus in Germany in spring time 2011. The antigenic characteristics and factors of E. coli pathogenicity are taken into account. The causative agent has a combination of pathogenic factors of two groups of diarrheigenic Escherichia: shigella similar toxin, specific for entero-hemorrhagic E. coli and adhesins of enteroaggregative E. coli.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Antigens, Bacterial* / genetics
Antigens, Bacterial* / immunology
Antigens, Bacterial* / metabolism
Disease Outbreaks*
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli* / cytology
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli* / immunology
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli* / metabolism
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli* / pathogenicity
Escherichia coli Infections* / epidemiology
Escherichia coli Infections* / genetics
Escherichia coli Infections* / microbiology
Female
Germany / epidemiology
Humans
Male
Shiga Toxin* / genetics
Shiga Toxin* / immunology
Shiga Toxin* / metabolism
Virulence Factors* / genetics
Virulence Factors* / immunology
Virulence Factors* / metabolism

Substances

Antigens, Bacterial
Virulence Factors
Shiga Toxin