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Genetic diversity and virulence characteristics of biofilm-producing uropathogenic Escherichia coli.
International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology - 1 May 2022
Qasemi Ali, Rahimi Fateh, Katouli Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) strains exhibit different levels of biofilm formation that help adhesion of the bacteria to uroepithelial cells. We investigated the genetic diversity and virulence-associated genes (VAGs) of biofilm-producing UPEC. A collection of 107 biofilm-producing (BFP) UPEC strains isolated from patients with UTI in Iran were divided into three groups of strong, moderate, and weak BFPs after a...
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