title: Prevalence of ColE1-like plasmids and colicin K production among uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains and quantification of inhibitory activity of colicin K.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Vecna pot 111, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Matija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rijavec
authors.forename: Maruska
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Budic
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mrak
authors.forename: Manica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Müller-Premru
authors.forename: Zdravko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Podlesek
authors.forename: Darja
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zgur-Bertok
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003087:Colicins; C042833:ROM protein, Bacteria