Escherichia coli mediated urinary tract infections: Are there distinct uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) pathotypes?

A variety of virulence genes are associated with Escherichia coli mediated urinary tract infections. Particular sets of virulence factors shared by bacterial strains directing them through a particular pathogenesis process are called a “pathotype.” Comparison of co-occurrence of potential urinary tract infection (UTI) virulence genes among different E. coli isolates from fecal and UTI collections provides evidence for multiple pathotypes of uropathogenic E. coli, but current understanding of critical genetic differences defining the pathotypes is limited. Discovery of additional E. coli genes involved in uropathogenesis and determination of their distribution and co-occurrences will further define UPEC pathotypes and allow for a more detailed analysis of how these pathotypes might differ in how they cause disease..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2005

Erschienen:

Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd ; 2005

Reproduktion:

2006 ; Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:252

Enthalten in:

FEMS microbiology letters - 252(2005), 2, Seite 0

Beteiligte Personen:

Marrs, Carl F. [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Lixin [VerfasserIn]
Foxman, Betsy [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Urinary tract infections

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Online-Ressource

doi:

10.1016/j.femsle.2005.08.028

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLEJ242869742