Resistance phenotype and virulence potential of strains isolated from different sources.

is a member of Enterobacterales, often considered an opportunistic pathogen. Recent reports have highlighted as an emerging pathogen harbouring virulence and resistance determinants. Little information exists on virulence and resistance determinants in strains isolated from environmental, food, and clinical samples.

Strain belonging to an emerging, virulent sublineage of ST131 isolated in fresh spinach, suggesting that ST131 may be transmissible through agricultural products.

Food contamination with pathogenic can cause severe disease. Here, we report the isolation of a multidrug resistant strain (A23EC) from fresh spinach. A23EC belongs to subclade C2 of ST131, a virulent clone of Extraintestinal Pathogenic (ExPEC).