Escherichia coli is the most researched microbial organism in the world. Its varied impact on
human health, consisting of commensalism, gastrointestinal disease, or extraintestinal …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections, especially
among women and older adults, leading to a significant global healthcare cost burden …

(1) Background: Pathogenic Escherichia coli are divided into two groups: diarrheagenic
(DEC) and extraintestinal pathogenic (ExPEC) E. coli. ExPEC causing urinary tract infections …

New antibiotics are urgently needed due to the huge increase of multidrug-resistant
bacteria. The underexplored gram-negative bacterium Enterobacter cloacae is known to …

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the most common pathogenic bacterium
associated with urinary tract infection. Due to the development of antibiotic resistance and …

Ceragenins (CSAs) are synthetic, lipid-based molecules that display activities of natural
antimicrobial peptides. Previous studies demonstrated their high in vitro activity against …

(1) Background: Hybrid uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) strains carry virulence
markers of the diarrheagenic E. coli (DEC) pathotypes, which may increase their virulence …

Hybrid-pathogenic Escherichia coli represent an important group of strains associated with
intestinal and extraintestinal infections. Recently, we described strain UPEC-46, a …

Aim: To analyze ST131 clones and other characteristics in uropathogenic and atypical
enteropathogenic Escherichia coli hybrids. Methods: Samples were collected from children …

Introduction. The main aetiological agent of urinary tract infection (UTI) is Escherichia coli,
categorized as uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC). The genome of UPEC shows a high degree of …