Integrons in uropathogenic Escherichia coli and their relationship with phylogeny and virulence

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 73-77

  Poey, María Eloisa ^a   Laviña, Magela ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Integron; Phylogeny; Uropathogenic escherichia coli; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; BACTERIAL DNA; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTEGRASE GENE; INTEGRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; CLASSIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; INTEGRONS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84909606610     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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