Virulence and antimicrobial resistance features among clades of Escherichia coli ST131 strains causing community-acquired urinary tract infection in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Isadora Silva Barcellos, Thais C. C Sousa, Eduardo Moreira de Castro, Juliana Jandre Sueiro de Souza Pereira, Adriana Lúcia Pires Ferreira, Káris Maria de Pinho Rodrigues, Beatriz Meurer Moreira, Karla Rodrigues Miranda
This study characterizes virulence and antimicrobial resistance features of E. coli ST131 strains from Rio de Janeiro, identifying subclade C2 as highly resistant and virulent, contributing to its dissemination.
bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology