Sequence and Virulence of Neonatal Meningitis Escherichia coli strain NMEC O18. Escherichia coli strain:NMECO18

Escherichia coli causing avian colibacillosis and human neonatal meningitis, urinary tract infections and septicemia are collectively known as extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC). Characterization of ExPEC using various typing techniques has shown that they harbor many similarities despite their isolation from different host species leading to the hypothesis that ExPEC may have zoonotic potential.