Overview
- Contextualizes pathogenic E. coli using a One Health perspective
- Chapters contributed by members of the Latin American Coalition for Escherichia coli (LACER)
- Includes translation and analysis of key non-English language reports
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About this book
The Latin American region has been at the forefront in combating infections caused by Escherichia coli strains in humans, animals, and the environment. The continuous emergence and evolution of pathogenic E. coli strains associated with human and animal infections have demonstrated that (i) groups of related pathogenic E. coli are responsible for most infections caused by this bacterial species; (ii) diverse virulence phenotypes expressed during infection defined each one of these pathogroups; (iii) the geographical distribution of pathogroups in Latin America and the evolution of new isolates was defined by the dominant pathogroup and presence of distinct virulence strains; (iv) acquisition of mobile elements or accumulation of point mutations accelerate the development of antibiotic resistance in some of these strains.
The Latin American Coalition for Escherichia coli Research (LACER), a multidisciplinary network of over seventy research groups in eleven Latin American countries and the USA, was established in 2009 to apply One Health principles in defining and combating this pathogen. The previous edition of this text, Escherichia coli in the Americas (c. 2016) was the culmination of their wisdom about E. coli, from its role as a commensal bacterium to its characteristics as a pathogen causing disease in animals and humans.
This new edition presents recent advances and contextualizes all aspects of E. coli in a One Health perspective, from the environment, to animals, to humans. It addresses E. coli interactions with host microbiota, CNS, and phages. It includes cutting edge insights on hybrid strains, molecular mechanisms of virulence and pathogenesis, resistance, domestic and wild reservoirs, disease surveillance in Latin America, genomic analysis, food safety, and new therapies. Crucially, it also provides translations and analysis of key reports on Escherichia colipublished in Spanish and Portuguese. This book serves as a critical resource for scientists in industry and academia, clinicians managing associated infections, and trainees and students studying basic and clinical aspects of E. coli pathogenesis.
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Alfredo Torres, PhD., M.S. is the Herman Barnett Distinguished Professor in Microbiology and Immunology, and Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Academic Enterprise at University of Texas Medical Branch.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Trending Topics in Escherichia coli Research
Book Subtitle: The Latin American Perspective
Editors: Alfredo G. Torres
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29882-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-29881-3Published: 29 June 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-30394-4Due: 30 July 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-29882-0Published: 28 June 2023
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XX, 363
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, Biomedicine, general, Immunology, Food Science, Behavioral Therapy