TRS-PCR profiles correlate with polymorphisms of the genomic o454-nlpD region, virulence factors repertoire, and phylogenetic groups among uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from patients from Lodz region, Poland.

Extraintestinal urinary tract infections are mainly caused by uropathogenic strains of E. coli. UPECs are a heterogeneous group of strains possessing various genes associated with virulence traits.

Numerical interpretation of TRS-PCR profiling results for Escherichia coli strains isolated from patients with bacteriuria in Lodz region, Poland.

With the multiplicity of existing methods to track E. coli infections, it still seems necessary to seek new, better and/or complementary ways for epidemiological investigations. Particularly, fast, cheap, effective and reproducible methods providing easily comparable results are needed.

Predicting pathogenicity behavior in Escherichia coli population through a state dependent model and TRS profiling.

The Binary State Speciation and Extinction (BiSSE) model is a branching process based model that allows the diversification rates to be controlled by a binary trait. We develop a general approach, based on the BiSSE model, for predicting pathogenicity in bacterial populations from microsatellites profiling data. A comprehensive approach for predicting pathogenicity in E.

A new look at the drug-resistance investigation of uropathogenic E. coli strains.

Bacterial drug resistance and uropathogenic tract infections are among the most important issues of current medicine. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains are the primary factor of this issue. This article is the continuation of the previous study, where we used Kohonen relations to predict the direction of drug resistance.

TRS-PCR profiling for discrimination of Escherichia coli strains isolated from children with diarrhea under 5 years of age in Lodz region, Poland.

Escherichia coli is one of the most frequently isolated gram-negative pathogens in cases of foodborne diseases and hospital infections. What is more, diarrheal diseases, including these associated with pathogenic E. coli strains, are leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially among children.