Background The clonal diversity underpinning trends in multidrug resistant Escherichia coli causing bloodstream infections remains uncertain. We aimed to determine the contribution …
EA Catoiu, P Phaneuf, J Monk… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The genomic diversity across strains of a species forms the genetic basis for differences in their behavior. A large-scale assessment of sequence variation has been made possible by …
Escherichia coli is a highly diverse organism that includes a range of commensal and pathogenic variants found across a range of niches and worldwide. In addition to causing …
EG Mills, MJ Martin, TL Luo, AC Ong, R Maybank… - Genome medicine, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) are a leading cause of bloodstream and urinary tract infections worldwide. Over the last two decades …
A Garretto, T Miller-Ensminger, A Ene… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common human bacterial infections. While UTIs are commonly associated with colonization by Escherichia coli, members of this …
M Achtman, Z Zhou… - … Transactions of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The definition of bacterial species is traditionally a taxonomic issue while bacterial populations are identified by population genetics. These assignments are species specific …
L Montero, J Irazabal, P Cardenas, JP Graham… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In cities across the globe, the majority of wastewater–that includes drug resistant and pathogenic bacteria among other contaminants–is released into streams untreated. This …
Food animals are known reservoirs of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli, but information regarding the factors influencing colonization by these organisms is lacking …
TJ Johnson, EA Miller, C Flores-Figueroa… - Poultry science, 2022 - Elsevier
Colibacillosis in poultry is a unique disease manifestation of Escherichia coli in the animal world, as one of the primary routes of entry is via the respiratory tract of birds. Because of …