Virulence factors, prevalence and potential transmission of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from different sources: recent reports

Sarowska, Jolanta; Futoma-Kołoch, Bożena; Jama−Kmiecik, Agnieszka; Frej−Mądrzak, Magdalena; Książczyk, Marta; Bugla‐Płoskońska, Gabriela; Choroszy−Król, Irena

doi:10.1186/s13099-019-0290-0

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Virulence factors, prevalence and potential transmission of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from different sources: recent reports

Published in Gut Pathogens • Feb 21, 2019

Authors:

Jolanta Sarowska

Bożena Futoma-Kołoch

Agnieszka Jama−Kmiecik

Abstract

Extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) are facultative pathogens that are part of the normal human intestinal flora. The ExPEC group includes uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC), neonatal meningitis E. coli (NMEC), sepsis-associated E. coli (SEPEC), and avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC). Virulence factor...

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Virulence

Biology

Colonization

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