The human gut can harbor both antibiotic-resistant and virulent Escherichia coli which may subsequently cause infections. In this study, we found that multidrug-resistant (MDR) E. coli isolates from the gut of healthy Singaporeans carry a diverse range of antibiotic resistance mechanisms and virulence factor genes and are highly diverse.
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