Sharing of Escherichia coli sequence type ST131 and other multidrug-resistant and Urovirulent E. coli strains among dogs and cats within a household.
A multidrug-resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli strain from a human-associated pulsotype within sequence type ST131 (O25:H4) colonized three of five dogs and cats within a household. Of the four other colonizing strains identified, two were MDR and two colonized multiple hosts. The ST131 strain uniquely exhibited high resistance and virulence scores.
Johnson
James R
JR
Infectious Diseases (111F), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA. johns007@umn.edu
Miller
Sybille
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Johnston
Brian
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Clabots
Connie
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Debroy
Chitrita
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D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D056689:Uropathogenic Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors