Genetic relatedness of the Escherichia coli fecal population and strains causing urinary tract infection in the same host

Genetic relatedness of the Escherichia coli fecal population and strains causing urinary tract infection in the same host

Abstract It is common knowledge that fecal microbiota is a primary source of Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infections (UTIs) via the fecal‐perineal‐urethral route. But, it is still unknown whether E. coli UTI is mainly caused by dominant fecal E. coli isolates (prevalence hypothesis) or the...

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Main Authors: Maryam Bahadori, Mohammad Motamedifar, Abdollah Derakhshandeh, Roya Firouzi, Azar Motamedi Boroojeni, Mohsen Alinejad, Zahra Naziri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-06-01
Series:MicrobiologyOpen
Subjects:
antibiotic resistance
Escherichia coli
PFGE
phylogroup
UTI
virulence genes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.759

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