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SUBMITTER: Huang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7060437 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale 20200224
<h4>Background</h4><i>Escherichia coli</i> sequence type 131 (ST131) is an important multidrug-resistant extraintestinal pathogen, which can cause many kinds of infections. Integrons may play a crucial role in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes. The purpose of this study was to characterize the prevelance of integrons among <i>E. coli</i> ST131 strains in China.<h4>Methods</h4>Eighty-three <i>E. coli</i> ST131 strains in China. <i>E. coli</i> ST131 strains in China.<h4>Results</h4> ...[more]