I know that Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) frequently has pathogenicity islands (PAIs), that contribute to their virulence. But I wounding if Avian pathogenic E.coli has the same islands or it is associated only with UPEC
I think yes, there are many studies that reported the occurrence of pathogenicity islands in APEC. Please check this study as an example: Article Occurrence of Pathogenicity Island I APEC-O1 Genes Among Esc...