Large Fecal Reservoir of Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131-H30 Subclone Strains That Are Shared Within Households and Resemble Clinical ST131-H30 Isolates
Author(s) -
Muhanad Mohamed,
Connie Clabots,
Stephen B. Porter,
Tricia Bender,
Paul Thuras,
James R. Johnson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiz669
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , feces , microbiology and biotechnology , colonization , biology , virulence , host (biology) , transmission (telecommunications) , antibiotic resistance , gene , genetics , antibiotics , electrical engineering , engineering
Emerging antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli represent mainly the nested (fluoroquinolone-resistant [FQR]) H30R and H30Rx subclones within sequence type 131 (ST131). Intestinal colonization and within-household transmission may underlie H30R's emergence.
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