Comparative Analysis of Human and Animal E. coli: Serotyping, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Virulence Gene Profiling.

ABSTRACT: Widespread multidrug-resistant (MDR) and multi-virulent diarrheagenic E. coli create several crises among human and animal populations worldwide. For this reason, we looked forward to a breakthrough with this issue and tried to highlight these emerging threats. A total of 140 diarrheagenic E. coli isolates were recovered from animal and human sources. The O26 serotype, alongside the ampicillin/cefoxitin resistance phenotype, was predominant among both human and animal isolates. Of note, imipenem represented the most effective antibiotic against all the investigated isolates. Unfortunately, 90% and 57.9% of the tested isolates showed MDR and multi-virulent patterns, respectively. The animal isolates were more virulent and showed higher sensitivity to antimicrobial agents. Both

SUBMITTER: Bendary MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9137549 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature