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. 2026 Mar 4;27(5):2378. doi: 10.3390/ijms27052378
ESBLs extended-spectrum beta-lactamases
E. coli Escherichia coli
MALDI-TOF MS Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
WGS whole-genome sequencing
ANI average nucleotide identity
dDDH digital DNA-DNA hybridization
MLSA multilocus sequence analysis
EPSs extracellular polymeric substances
LPS lipopolysaccharide
TLR4 toll-like receptor 4
T6SS type VI secretion system
Fur ferric uptake regulator
PMQR plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes
HGT horizontal gene transfer
MDR multidrug-resistant
CNS central nervous system
CFC Citrobacter freundii complex
UTI Urinary tract infection
dDDH Digital deoxyribonucleic acid–deoxyribonucleic acid hybridization
16S rRNA 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene
eDNA Extracellular deoxyribonucleic acid
O antigen O-polysaccharide antigen
qnrB Quinolone resistance gene family
IS26 Insertion sequence 26
ISEcp1 Insertion sequence associated with blaCTX-M mobilization
ICU Intensive care unit
NLRP3 NLR family pyrin domain containing 3
cgMLST Core genome multilocus sequence typing
wgMLST Whole-genome multilocus sequence typing
blaNDM-1 Gene encoding New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1