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The frequency of beta\u2010lactamase genes in the 55 ESBL\u2010producing enterovirulent\n                    <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n                    isolates was determined, and 94.54% harbored at least one ESBL gene, distributed as follows: 80.00% for\n                    <jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:italic>l<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:italic>a<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>TEM<\/jats:sub>\n                    , 67.27% for\n                    <jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:italic>l<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:italic>a<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>CTX\u2212M<\/jats:sub>\n                    , 24.63 for\n                    <jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:italic>l<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:italic>a<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>OXA<\/jats:sub>\n                    , and 36.36% for\n                    <jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:italic>l<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:italic>a<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>SHV<\/jats:sub>\n                    genes. 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