High prevalence of multidrug resistance and random distribution of mobile genetic elements among uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) of the four major phylogenetic groups.
One hundred and ten UTI Escherichia coli strains, from Ljubljana, Slovenia, were analyzed for antibiotic resistances, mobile DNA elements, serotype, and phylogenetic origin. A high prevalence of drug resistance and multidrug resistance was found. Twenty-six percent of the isolates harbored a class 1 integron, while a majority of the strains (56%) harbored rep sequences characteristic of F-like plasmids. int as well as rep sequences were found to be distributed in a random manner among strains of the four major phylogenetic groups indicating that all groups have a similar tendency to acquire and maintain mobile genetic elements frequently associated with resistance determinants.
Rijavec
Matija
M
Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Starcic Erjavec
Marjanca
M
Ambrozic Avgustin
Jerneja
J
Reissbrodt
Rolf
R
Fruth
Angelika
A
Krizan-Hergouth
Veronika
V
Zgur-Bertok
Darja
D
D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D032023:Integrons; D020071:Interspersed Repetitive Sequences; D010802:Phylogeny; D010957:Plasmids; D012093:Replicon; D012703:Serotyping; D017524:Slovenia; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology