2014-09-16Zeitschriftenartikel
Correlation between the genomic o454-nlpD region polymorphisms, virulence gene equipment and phylogenetic group of extraintestinal Escherichia coli (ExPEC) enables pathotyping irrespective of host, disease and source of isolation
Ewers, Christa; Dematheis, Flavia; Singamaneni, Haritha Devi; Nandanwar, Nishant; Fruth, Angelika; Diehl, Ines; Semmler, Torsten; Wieler, Lothar H.
Background: The mutS-rpoS intergenic region in E. coli displays a mosaic structure which revealed pathotype specific patterns. To assess the importance of this region as a surrogate marker for the identification of ...