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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. Enterobacteriales
  3. Enterobacteriaceae
  4. Escherichia
  5. Escherichia coli
  6. extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli

Preferred term

extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli

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URI

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

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