Genetic and Virulence Characteristics of a Hybrid Atypical Enteropathogenic and Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (aEPEC/UPEC) Strain

Genetic and Virulence Characteristics of a Hybrid Atypical Enteropathogenic and Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (aEPEC/UPEC) Strain

Hybrid strains of Escherichia coli combine virulence traits of diarrheagenic (DEC) and extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC), but it is poorly understood whether these combined features improve the virulence potential of such strains. We have previously identified a uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC)...

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Main Authors: Tiago B. Valiatti, Fernanda F. Santos, Ana C. M. Santos, Júllia A. S. Nascimento, Rosa M. Silva, Eneas Carvalho, Rita Sinigaglia, Tânia A. T. Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Escherichia coli
UPEC
hybrid pathogenic strain
virulence factor
ExPEC
urinary tract infection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00492/full

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