Antibiotic resistance and virulence genes of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli from tropical estuary, south India | Zendy

Divya P. Sukumaran | Zendy; A. A. Mohamed Hatha | Zendy

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Antibiotic resistance and virulence genes of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli from tropical estuary, south India

Author(s) -

Divya P. Sukumaran,

A. A. Mohamed Hatha

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.5627

Subject(s) - cefotaxime , virulence , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , escherichia coli , antibiotic resistance , ampicillin , multiple drug resistance , tetracycline , gentamicin , drug resistance , antibiotics , gene , genetics

Escherichia coli strains can cause a variety of intestinal and extraintestinal diseases. Extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) strains have the ability to cause severe extraintestinal infections. Multidrug resistance among ExPEC could complicate human infections.

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