African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5238

Full Length Research Paper

Phylogenetic analysis of multidrug resistant E. coli isolates from the urinary tract in Bushenyi district, Uganda using the new Clermont phylotyping method

Martin Odoki
  • Martin Odoki
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University-Western Campus, P.O. Box 71 Bushenyi, Uganda.
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Adamu Almustapha Aliero
  • Adamu Almustapha Aliero
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University-Western Campus, P.O. Box 71 Bushenyi, Uganda.
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Julius Tibyangye
  • Julius Tibyangye
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University-Western Campus, P.O. Box 71 Bushenyi, Uganda.
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Sarah Kemuma Onkoba
  • Sarah Kemuma Onkoba
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University-Western Campus, P.O. Box 71 Bushenyi, Uganda.
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Bashir Alkali
  • Bashir Alkali
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University-Western Campus, P.O. Box 71 Bushenyi, Uganda.
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Josephat Nyabayo Maniga
  • Josephat Nyabayo Maniga
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University-Western Campus, P.O. Box 71 Bushenyi, Uganda.
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Emmanuel Eilu
  • Emmanuel Eilu
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University-Western Campus, P.O. Box 71 Bushenyi, Uganda.
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Eddie Wampande
  • Eddie Wampande
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University-Western Campus, P. O. Box 71 Bushenyi, Uganda.
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Charles Drago Kato
  • Charles Drago Kato
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University-Western Campus, P.O. Box 71 Bushenyi, Uganda.
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Ezera Agwu
  • Ezera Agwu
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University-Western Campus, P.O. Box 71 Bushenyi, Uganda.
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Joel Bazira
  • Joel Bazira
  • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410 Mbarara, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 07 October 2019
  •  Accepted: 13 January 2020
  •  Published: 29 February 2020

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