Sequential Acquisition of Virulence and Fluoroquinolone Resistance Has Shaped the Evolution of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> ST131

Sequential Acquisition of Virulence and Fluoroquinolone Resistance Has Shaped the Evolution of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> ST131

ABSTRACT Escherichia coli ST131 is the most frequently isolated fluoroquinolone-resistant (FQR) E. coli clone worldwide and a major cause of urinary tract and bloodstream infections. Although originally identified through its association with the CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum β-lactamase resistance gen...

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Main Authors: Nouri L. Ben Zakour, Areej S. Alsheikh-Hussain, Melinda M. Ashcroft, Nguyen Thi Khanh Nhu, Leah W. Roberts, Mitchell Stanton-Cook, Mark A. Schembri, Scott A. Beatson
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Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4d65d87df14d45dfbd05858be1ed6786
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