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... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods > Enterobacteriaceae > Escherichia > Escherichia coli > Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli > Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
... > Bacteria > Proteobacteria > Gammaproteobacteria > Enterobacteriaceae > Escherichia > Escherichia coli > Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli > Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Preferred term

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Strains of Escherichia coli that preferentially grow and persist within the urinary tract. They exhibit certain virulence factors and infection pathways that cause URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Uropathogenic E. coli

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HV4X9R37-1

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