Prevalence of ColE1-like plasmids and colicin K production among uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains and quantification of inhibitory activity of colicin K.
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SUBMITTER: Rijavec M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1800769 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Feb
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Prevalence of ColE1-like plasmids and colicin K production among uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains and quantification of inhibitory activity of colicin K.
Rijavec Matija M Budic Maruska M Mrak Peter P Müller-Premru Manica M Podlesek Zdravko Z Zgur-Bertok Darja D
Applied and environmental microbiology 20061122 3
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. ...[more]
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