title: Adhesion, biofilm and genotypic characteristics of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli isolates.
abstract: Aggregative adherence to human epithelial cells, most to renal proximal tubular (HK-2) cells, and biofilm formation was identified among antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli strains mainly isolated from bacteremia. The importance of these virulence properties contributing to host colonization and infection associated with multiresistant E. coli should not be neglected.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cergole-Novella
authors.affiliation: Divisão de Doenças Infecciosas, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio C C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Pignatari
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Beatriz E C
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Guth
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D002460:Cell Line; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans
keywords: adherence; antimicrobial resistance; biofilm; extraintestinal Escherichia coli; virulence genes