Open AccessEvaluation of pathogenicity islands in uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from patients with urinary catheters
Author(s) -
Farzaneh Firoozeh,
Leila Soleimani-Moorchekhorti,
Mohammad Zibaei
Publication year - 2017
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.8660
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , pathogenicity , microbiology and biotechnology , urinary system , pathogenicity island , biology , medicine , genetics , gene
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), an important causative agent of urinary tract infections (UTIs), carries virulence factors which are clustered on pathogenicity islands (PAIs). The goal of this study was to characterize the PAIs among the UPEC isolated from patients with urinary catheters.
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