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This study aimed to characterize the genomic characteristics, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, and virulence determinants of selected MDR and ESBL-producing UPEC isolates from central Inner Mongolia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 78\n                      <jats:italic>Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic>\n                      isolates were collected from patients with urinary tract infections (UTIs) at Baotou Central Hospital between January 2023 and January 2024. Among them, 28 MDR and ESBL-positive isolates were subjected to whole-genome sequencing using the Illumina platform. Bioinformatics analyses were performed to determine phylogroups, sequence types (STs), antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs), virulence genes, and plasmid replicons. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 26.0.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The dominant phylogroups were B2 (35.7%) and D (32.1%). The major STs included ST131 (25.0%), ST38 (14.2%), ST69 (10.7%), and ST1193 (10.7%). All isolates harbored\n                      <jats:italic>blaCTX-M<\/jats:italic>\n                      genes and\n                      <jats:italic>gyrA<\/jats:italic>\n                      S83L mutations. A total of 47 ARGs were identified, among which\n                      <jats:italic>mph(A)<\/jats:italic>\n                      (56.6%),\n                      <jats:italic>aadA5<\/jats:italic>\n                      (50.0%), and\n                      <jats:italic>sul1<\/jats:italic>\n                      (50.0%) were the most prevalent. Virulence genes\n                      <jats:italic>fimH, csgA<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>traT<\/jats:italic>\n                      were widely distributed. Seven strains belonging to ST131 and ST1193 carried a broad repertoire of virulence-associated genes.\n                      <jats:italic>IncF<\/jats:italic>\n                      plasmids were detected in 85.7% of isolates and were strongly associated with MDR gene clusters. Additionally,\n                      <jats:italic>traT<\/jats:italic>\n                      was identified on\n                      <jats:italic>IncB\/O\/K\/Z<\/jats:italic>\n                      plasmids in five isolates.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Within the MDR and ESBL-producing UPEC subpopulation in this region, high-risk clones ST131 and ST1193 are predominant. The co-occurrence of resistance and virulence genes on common plasmid types (e.g., IncF) suggests a potential for co-dissemination, which may contribute to the spread of these high-risk clones.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2026.1844989","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,29]],"date-time":"2026-05-29T06:08:55Z","timestamp":1780034935000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Genomic insights into selected multidrug-resistant and ESBL-producing uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates in central inner Mongolia"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Jingru","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The Clinical Laboratory of Baotou Central Hospital","place":["Baotou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shengyuan","family":"Wen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Clinical Laboratory of Baotou Central Hospital","place":["Baotou, China"]},{"name":"Baotou Medicine College, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology","place":["Baotou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bingzheng","family":"Duan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Clinical Laboratory of Baotou Central Hospital","place":["Baotou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xuefen","family":"Jing","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology","place":["Baotou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kai","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Clinical Laboratory of Baotou Central Hospital","place":["Baotou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaomeng","family":"Zhai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Clinical Laboratory of Baotou Central Hospital","place":["Baotou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ziling","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Clinical Laboratory of Baotou Central Hospital","place":["Baotou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1345","DOI":"10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2018.03.304","article-title":"Carrier flies of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli as potential dissemination agent in dairy farm environment","volume":"633","author":"Alves","year":"2018","journal-title":"Sci. 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