Virulence genotypes, antibiotic resistance and the phylogenetic background of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from urinary tract infections of dogs and cats in Brazil

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 171, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 242-247

  Osugui, L ^a,b   Pestana de Castro, A F ^a   Iovine, R ^b   Irino, K ^c   Carvalho, V M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Cats; Dogs; Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC); Phylogenetic groups; Urinary tract infections (UTI); Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; NITROFURANTOIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFANILAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAZIL; CAT; DOG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTYPE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SEROTYPE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CATS; DOGS; EXTRAINTESTINAL PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI (EXPEC); PHYLOGENETIC GROUPS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (UTI); VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SEROTYPING; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84899923493     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.03.027     Document Type: Article

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