title: [Bacterial pathogenicity islands].
abstract: The information on the key pathogenicity factors of uropathogenic and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, Shigella, Salmonella, Vibrio cholerae, Yersinia, Listeria and Helicobacter pylori is reviewed. The analysis of data on pathogenicity "islands" and "islets" of infective agents is given. The problems of the genetic control of pathogenicity factors and the functions of pathogenicity "islands", found in infective agents, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Bondarenko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D020862:GC Rich Sequence; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial