Prevalence of ColE1-like plasmids and colicin K production among uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains and quantification of inhibitory activity of colicin K.
Colicin K exhibited pronounced inhibitory activity against uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains. Low prevalence of colicin K production and a relatively high prevalence of ColE1-like plasmids were determined among 215 UPEC strains from Slovenia. Sequencing of the colicin K-encoding pColK-K235 revealed a mosaic structure and the presence of the insertion sequence IS2.
Rijavec
Matija
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Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Vecna pot 111, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Budic
Maruska
M
Mrak
Peter
P
Müller-Premru
Manica
M
Podlesek
Zdravko
Z
Zgur-Bertok
Darja
D
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D003087:Colicins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics*; D015995:Prevalence; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017524:Slovenia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003087:Colicins; C042833:ROM protein, Bacteria