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Phylogenetic relationships, biofilm formation, motility, antibiotic resistance and extended virulence genotypes among Escherichia coli strains from women with community-onset primitive acute pyelonephritis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Pompilio Arianna, Crocetta Valentina, Savini Vincenzo, Petrelli Dezemona, Di Nicola Marta, Bucco Silvia, Amoroso Luigi, Bonomini Mario, Di Bonaventura Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
The present work set out to search for a virulence repertoire distinctive for Escherichia coli causing primitive acute pyelonephritis (APN). To this end, the virulence potential of 18 E. coli APN strains was genotypically and phenotypically assessed, comparatively with 19 strains causing recurrent cystitis (RC), and 16 clinically not significant (control, CO) strains. Most of the strains belong to phylogenetic...
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