Novel genes associated with enhanced motility of Escherichia coli ST131.

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the cause of ~75% of all urinary tract infections (UTIs) and is increasingly associated with multidrug resistance. This includes UPEC strains from the recently emerged and globally disseminated sequence type 131 (ST131), which is now the dominant fluoroquinol...

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Main Authors: Asha Kakkanat, Minh-Duy Phan, Alvin W Lo, Scott A Beatson, Mark A Schembri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5425062?pdf=render