Escherichia coli ST131 clones harbouring AggR and AAF/V fimbriae causing bacteremia in Mozambican children: Emergence of new variant of fimH27 subclone.

• Main Authors: Inácio Mandomando (Author), Delfino Vubil (Author), Nadia Boisen (Author), Llorenç Quintó (Author), Joaquim Ruiz (Author), Betuel Sigaúque (Author), Tacilta Nhampossa (Author), Marcelino Garrine (Author), Sergio Massora (Author), Pedro Aide (Author), Ariel Nhacolo (Author), Maria J Pons (Author), Quique Bassat (Author), Jordi Vila (Author), Eusébio Macete (Author), Flemming Scheutz (Author), Myron M Levine (Author), Fernando Ruiz-Perez (Author), James P Nataro (Author), Pedro L Alonso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli ST131 fimH30 responsible for extra-intestinal pathogenic (ExPEC) infections is globally distributed. However, the occurrence of a subclone fimH27 of ST131 harboring both ExPEC and enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) related genes and belonging to commonly reported O...