title: Escherichia fergusonii.
abstract: Escherichia fergusonii was introduced in the genus Escherichia almost 65 years later than Escherichia coli after which the genus was named. From then (1985) onwards mainly case reports on E. fergusonii associated with disease in individuals of veterinary or human origin have been reported and only very few more extensive studies became available. This has resulted in very fragmented knowledge on this organism. The aim of this manuscript is to give an overview of what is known on E. fergusonii today and to stimulate more research on this organism so that better insight can be obtained in the role that E. fergusonii plays in human and animal infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gaastra
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kusters
authors.affiliation: Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands (CIb), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van Duijkeren
authors.affiliation: Division of Veterinary Public Health, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Electronic address: L.J.A.Lipman@uu.nl.
authors.forename: L J A
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Lipman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004925:Escherichia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Escherichia coli; Escherichia fergusonii; Infectious agent; Pathogenicity