VTEC Archives - Microbe Notes

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)

May 4, 2022March 3, 2022 by Sagar Aryal

The Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), is also alternatively referred to as verocytotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC), and enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC). All members of this group are defined by the … Read more

E. coli Pathotypes- ETEC, EPEC, EHEC, EAEC, EIEC, DAEC

July 27, 2021January 12, 2019 by Sagar Aryal

Escherichia coli (commonly abbreviated E. coli) is a Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms (endotherms). Human Escherichia coli strains are classified as … Read more