Abstract
Escherichia coli strains that cause diseases outside the intestine are known as extra intestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) which includes human uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) and avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC). Our group has been working, for several years, in the study of APECs, in order to characterize these types of bacteria strains for their biological characteristics related to patho…