Adherent/invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) isolates from asymptomatic people: new E. coli ST131 O25:H4/H30-Rx virotypes

• Main Authors: Edwin Barrios-Villa (Author), Gerardo Cortés-Cortés (Author), Patricia Lozano-Zaraín (Author), Margarita María de la Paz Arenas-Hernández (Author), Claudia Fabiola Martínez de la Peña (Author), Ygnacio Martínez-Laguna (Author), Carmen Torres (Author), Rosa del Carmen Rocha-Gracia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The widespread Escherichia coli clone ST131 implicated in multidrug-resistant infections has been recently reported, the majority belonging to O25:H4 serotype and classified into five main virotypes in accordance with the virulence genes carried. Methods Pathogenicity Islands I a...