A High-resolution Typing Assay for Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Based on Fimbrial Diversity

A High-resolution Typing Assay for Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Based on Fimbrial Diversity

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common bacterial infections in humans, causing cystitis, pyelonephritis, and renal failure. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the leading cause of UTIs. Accurate and rapid discrimination of UPEC lineages is useful for epidemiological surveil...

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Main Authors: Yi eRen, Agata ePalusiak, Wei eWang, Yi eWang, Xiao eLi, Huiting eWei, Qingke eKong, Antoni eRozalski, Zhi eYao, Quan eWang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
fimbriae
typing
epidemiological surveillance
Lineages
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00623/full

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