Presence of Putative Repeat-in-Toxin Gene <italic toggle="yes">tosA</italic> in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> Predicts Successful Colonization of the Urinary Tract
ABSTRACT Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains, which cause the majority of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), carry a unique assortment of virulence or fitness genes. However, no single defining set of virulence or fitness genes has been found in all strains of UPEC, making the...
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American Society for Microbiology
2011
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/3829e20b0380411cb38481094880b118 |
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