Possible Dissemination of Escherichia coli Sequence Type 410 Closely Related to B4/H24RxC in Ghana

Extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) is one of the world’s leading causes of bloodstream infections with high mortality. Sequence type 410 (ST410) is an emerging ExPEC clone resistant to a wide range of antibiotics. In this study, we investigated the epidemiology of 21 ST410 E. coli...

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Main Authors: Samiratu Mahazu, Isaac Prah, Alafate Ayibieke, Wakana Sato, Takaya Hayashi, Toshihiko Suzuki, Shiroh Iwanaga, Anthony Ablordey, Ryoichi Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.770130/full