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Phylogenetic Analysis of Escherichia coli Strains Causing Neonatal Meningitis Suggests Horizontal Gene Transfer from a Predominant Pool of Highly Virulent B2 Group Strains

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Bingen, Edouard, Picard, Bertrand, Brahimi, Na;di;vhma, Mathy, Stéphanie, Desjardins, Patricia, Elion, Jacques, Denamur, Erick·1998·The Journal of Infectious Diseases
DOI 10.1086/514217
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Phylogenetic relationships of 69 neonatal meningitis Escherichia coli strains isolated worldwide were studied. Restriction fragment length polymorphism of rrn operons (rrn RFLP) in these isolates was compared with that of the 72 strains of the ECOR reference collection. Distributions of K1 antigen, of polymerase chain reaction-detected ibe10 gene, pap, afa, sfa/foc, hly, and aer operons, and of a 14.9-kb rrn-containing HindIII fragment previously associated with neonatal meningitis were compared. Oligoclonality was observed for the meningitis strains. Factorial analysis of correspondence on the rrn RFLP data showed a frequency gradient of meningitis strains from the phylogenetic B2 group (68%) to the A group (6%), via the D and B1 groups (26%). The distribution of the virulence determinants argues for their horizontal transfer during the evolution of E. coli. Analysis of the status of some neonates further suggests that neonatal meningitis results from a balance between bacterial genes of virulence and host factors.

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Authors
Bingen, E., Picard, B., Brahimi, N., Mathy, S., Desjardins, P., Elion, J., & Denamur, E.
Venue
The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
1998-03
Volume
177
Issue
3
Pages
642-650
ISSN
  • 0022-1899 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-6613
DOI
10.1086/514217
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256
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6.72
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journal article
Language
en
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Bingen, E., Picard, B., Brahimi, N., Mathy, S., Desjardins, P., Elion, J., & Denamur, E. (1998). Phylogenetic Analysis of Escherichia coli Strains Causing Neonatal Meningitis Suggests Horizontal Gene Transfer from a Predominant Pool of Highly Virulent B2 Group Strains. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1086/514217

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