Comparison of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Escherichia coli Isolates from Healthy Individuals versus Those from Hospital Patients Shows that Long-Term Bladder Colonization Selects for Attenuated Virulence Phenotypes

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• Supplemental file 1 - Fig. S1. Phylogenetic background of health care-associated ABU E. coli isolates from patients with indwelling catheters or antibiotic treatment.
  Fig. S2. Virulence gene prevalences in health care-associated ABU E. coli isolates from patients with indwelling catheters or antibiotic treatment.
  Fig. S3. Phenotypic expression of selected virulence factors dependent on long-term catheterization (A) or antibiotic treatment (B) was analyzed upon in vitro cultivation of the isolates in LB or pooled human urine.
  Fig. S4. Genetic structures of the fim determinant (A) and the pap determinant (B) in ABU E. coli isolates.
  Table S1. Genotypic characterization of E. coli from community-acquired ABU or health care-associated patients.
  Table S2. Primers used in this study for detection of the fim or pap determinant.
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