Table 2.
Complete virulence factors identified.
| Virulence Traits | Associated with Virulence In | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Genera | DEC | ExPEC | Various | |
| Colonization and invasion | MlaA, MsbB, Sfm, MisL, IcsP | Lpf-1O26, EhaG, Hcp, Elf, EhaA, EhaB, CFA-I | FdeC, Pix, Ygi, Yad, Yeh, Yra, Yfc, YchO, IbeB, IbeC, EptC, OmpA | Type 1 Fimbriae (H191), Ecp, Curli |
| Immune system evasion | SodB, TrxA, SirA, FpkA | Iss, OmpTpa, OmpTca, Mig-14, HlyF | RelA | |
| Iron acquisition system | Sit, Iro, Fhu, Enterobactin | |||
| Regulators | DsbA, DegP, SlyA, CpxAR | EvgAS | DsbAB, PhoPQ | QseBC, RcsAB |
| Toxins and Bacteriocins | Microcin V, Colicin B, Colicin M | ClyA, Hly III | ||
| Non-LEE effectors | EspL1, EspL4, EspX1, EspX4, EspX5, EspR1 | |||
DEC–diarrheagenic E. coli, ExPEC–extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli; a OmpTc for chromosomal variant of OmpT protein, and OmpTp for plasmid variant of OmpT protein.