Escherichia coli is a commensal of the vertebrate gut that is increasingly involved in various
intestinal and extra-intestinal infections as an opportunistic pathogen. Numerous pathotypes …

Strains of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, particularly those that are multiresistant, are an
increasing major health care problem around the world. It is now abundantly clear that both …

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae are a major global
public health concern. Presently, Escherichia coli with CTX-Ms are the most common …

Globally, rates of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae are rising. We undertook a literature
review, and present the temporal trends in bla CTX-M epidemiology, showing that bla CTX …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the Global Health challenges of the 21st century.
The inclusion of AMR on the global map parallels the scientific, technological, and …

Carbapenem‐resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have been listed by the WHO as high‐
priority pathogens owing to their high association with mortalities and morbidities …

Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) has emerged rapidly to become the most
prevalent extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli clones in circulation today. Previous …

A single extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) clone, named sequence type
(ST) 131, is responsible for millions of global antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections …

Escherichia coli ST1193 is an emerging global multidrug (MDR) high-risk clone and an
important cause of community-onset urinary and bloodstream infections. ST1193 is imitating …

Plasmids are extra-chromosomal genetic elements ubiquitous in bacteria, and commonly
transmissible between host cells. Their genomes include variable repertoires of 'accessory …