The prevalence of the iutA and ibeA genes in Escherichia coli isolates from severe and non-severe patients with bacteremic acute biliary tract infection is significantly different

ConclusionsWe showed that bacteremicE. coli strains from acute biliary tract infections belonged to the virulent (B2) phylogroup. The prevalence of theiutA andibeA genes between the two groups of bacteremia severity was significantly different.
Source: Gut Pathogens - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research