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*''E. coli'' is part of the flora of the large intestine, but is not usually found in the small intestine
 
*''E. coli'' is part of the flora of the large intestine, but is not usually found in the small intestine
 
*Some strains possess fimbrae which attach the bacteria to the small intestinal epithelium of particular animal species
 
*Some strains possess fimbrae which attach the bacteria to the small intestinal epithelium of particular animal species
*''E. coli'' may cause diarrhoea via attaching and effacing lesions, where bacteria adhere intimately to the enterocyte, and cause localised effacement of the brush border microvilli; the epithelial erosion causes [[General Pathology - Haemorrhage|Dysentery|dysentery]]
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*''E. coli'' may cause diarrhoea via attaching and effacing lesions, where bacteria adhere intimately to the enterocyte, and cause localised effacement of the brush border microvilli; the epithelial erosion causes [[General Pathology - Haemorrhage#Dysentery|dysentery]]
     
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