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   evaluation of biofilm formation and virulence genes and association with antibiotic resistance patterns of uropathogenic escherichia coli strains in southwestern iran  
   
نویسنده boroumand mostafa ,sharifi asghar ,ghatei mohammad amin ,sadrinasab mohsen
منبع jundishapur journal of microbiology - 2021 - دوره : 14 - شماره : 9 - صفحه:1 -10
چکیده    Background: uropathogenic escherichia coli (upec) strains, encoding superficial and secretory virulence factors, can lead to colonization and facilitation of bacterial growth in the host urinary tract, causing urinary tract infection (uti). objectives: this study determined the ability of biofilm formation by the congo red agar method, the presence of virulence genes using the multiplex polymerase chain reaction (pcr) method, and the relationship between biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance patterns and virulence genes in e. coli clinical isolates in yasuj. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 144 upec isolates collected in 2017. biofilm formation was detected by the congo red agar phenotypic assay and virulence factors by the multiplex pcr method. antibiotic resistance tests were performed by the kirby-bauer method. results: out of 144 isolates of e. coli, 22 (19.4%) isolatesshowedto be strong biofilm producers, 27 (23.8%) moderate biofilm producers, and 64 (56.3%) weak biofilm producers. a significant relationship was observed between biofilm-producing strains and resistance to ampicillin (p = 0.020) and cotrimoxazole (p = 0.038). the virulence genes in strong biofilm producers included iuta (95%), fimh (93%), ompt (90%), pai (90%), and trat (81%) genes. the phylogroup b2 carried the most virulence genes. a significant correlation was observed between e. coli phylogenetic groups and aer (p = 0.019), iron (p = 0.042), and ompt (p = 0.032) virulence genes. conclusions: the results of this study showed a high prevalence of virulence genes, and antibiotic-resistant e. coli strains capable of biofilm formation. the results of this study may help elucidate the pathogenesis of upec and facilitate better treatment strategies for patients with utis in this geographic area.
کلیدواژه uropathogenic escherichia coli ,virulence factors ,drug resistance ,microbial ,phylogenetic groups ,urinary tract infections
آدرس yasuj university of medical sciences, research committee, iran, yasuj university of medical sciences, cellular and molecular research center, iran, yasuj university of medical sciences, cellular and molecular research center, iran, yasuj university of medical sciences, student research committee, iran
پست الکترونیکی mohsen.sadrinasab@gmail.com
 
     
   
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