NALT

Preferred term

extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli

Organism

Strains of Escherichia coli that possess virulence traits which allow them to invade, colonize, and induce disease in tissues outside of the gastrointestinal tract. They are a cause of urinary tract infections (uropathogenic Escherichia coli); neonatal meningitis; sepsis; pneumonia; and surgical wound infection.

Escherichia coli

uropathogenic Escherichia coli

intestinal microorganisms

extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

87160

Has taxonomic rank

no rank

Spanish

Escherichia coli patógena extraintestinal
extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/323566

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Created 8/17/18, last modified 3/26/20