Uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Escherichia coli CFT073

Escherichia coli strain CFT073. This strain (CFT073; O6:K2:H1) is uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) one of the most common causes of non-hospital-acquired urinary tract infections. There are numerous important differences between EHEC and UPEC, namely the loss of specific virulence factors such as the type III secretion system and plasmid- and phage-associated PAIs. UPEC has gained fimbrial operons, including genes for production of Pap pili, as well as other virulence factors that allow it to colonize the urinary tract.