Sharing of Escherichia coli sequence type ST131 and other multidrug-resistant and urovirulent E. coli strains among dogs and cats within a household

James R. Johnson, Sybille Miller, Brian Johnston, Connie Clabots, Chitrita DebRoy

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Abstract

A multidrug-resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli strain from a human-associated pulsotype within sequence type ST131 (O25:H4) colonized three of five dogs and cats within a household. Of the four other colonizing strains identified, two were MDR and two colonized multiple hosts. The ST131 strain uniquely exhibited high resistance and virulence scores.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3721-3725
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of clinical microbiology
Volume47
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2009

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