E. coli strains: UPEC, STEC, ETEC and EPEC
16 min
Introduction to Microbes
Launched October 2024
Updated March 2026
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Summary
The following series of short lectures will introduce several pathogenic organisms. Some are common in clinical settings, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and E. coli, while others are isolated less frequently, such as Clostridium tetani and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. During the lectures, we will consider the morphology and cultural characteristics,... read moredifferent conditions with which these organisms are associated, the virulence factors that they possess and express to cause infection, the symptoms experienced by patients and laboratory diagnosis.