norepinephrine, rather than epinephrine, is likely to be the crosscommunicating adrenergic neurohormonal signal between host and enteric pathogens
Freestone & Lyte 2008 Adv Appl Microbiol 64: 75-105
Noradrenaline/norepinephrine promotes the growth of E. coli in vitro.
Noradrenaline/norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine promote the growth of E. coli O157:H7
norepinephrine and epinephrine were recognized by the E. coli O157:H7 two-component regulator sensor kinase QseC, leading to the proposal that this is the bacterial receptor for these catecholamines (Clarke et al. 2006)
Freestone & Lyte 2008 Adv Appl Microbiol 64: 75-105
Noradrenaline/norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine promote the growth of Yersinia enterocoliticain vitro.
although Y. enterocolitica shows responsiveness to norepinephrine, but not to epinephrine, it does not contain homologues for QseC (or the related receptor QseE). This suggests that a different response system for norepinephrine is likely to exist in Y. enterocolitica, and possibly in other bacterial species (Freestone et al., 2007a,b).
Freestone & Lyte 2008 Adv Appl Microbiol 64: 75-105
Noradrenaline/norepinephrine promotes the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro
Noradrenaline/norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine promote the growth of S. enterica