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Since ARG-carrying\n E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n can exist as a commensal gut microbe, intestinal\n E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n in community-associated (CA) members presents an under-appreciated reservoir of ARGs. We cultured 75 CA\n E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n isolates from stool of 64 patients lacking inpatient healthcare exposures >24 hours in the previous 12 weeks. Remnant stool submitted to the Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH) microbiology laboratory for\n Clostridioides difficile<\/jats:italic>\n testing was plated to MacConkey agar with ciprofloxacin and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) Chrome Agar to isolate resistant\n E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n colonies, which were whole-genome sequenced. Isolates were compared to ESBL\n E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n genomes published by Mahmud et al. (B. Mahmud, M. A. Wallace, K. A. Reske, K. 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Our results show the continually evolving resistance profile of CA\n E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n , demonstrating the importance of characterizing antimicrobial resistance in the community.\n <\/jats:p>\n \n IMPORTANCE<\/jats:title>\n \n Antimicrobial-resistant\n Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic>\n presents a substantial threat to public health, limiting treatment options and potentially horizontally transferring its resistance to other members of the gut microbiome. Resistance to quinolones and beta-lactams, specifically, hinders treatment of urinary tract and gastrointestinal infections, both commonly caused by\n E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n . Tracking successful lineages, such as ST131, within the healthcare setting can inform clinicians about resistance patterns among their patients, but this work shows that other STs present an even higher antimicrobial resistance burden than ST131. 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