The EnteroBase user's guide, with case studies on Salmonella transmissions, Yersinia pestis phylogeny, and Escherichia core genomic diversity

Z Zhou, NF Alikhan, K Mohamed, Y Fan… - Genome …, 2020 - genome.cshlp.org
EnteroBase is an integrated software environment that supports the identification of global
population structures within several bacterial genera that include pathogens. Here, we …

Emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli causing bloodstream infections in Norway in 2002–17: a nationwide, longitudinal …

RA Gladstone, A McNally, AK Pöntinen… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The clonal diversity underpinning trends in multidrug resistant Escherichia coli
causing bloodstream infections remains uncertain. We aimed to determine the contribution …

Whole-genome sequences from wild-type and laboratory-evolved strains define the alleleome and establish its hallmarks

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 …

A comprehensive and high-quality collection of Escherichia coli genomes and their genes

G Horesh, GA Blackwell, G Tonkin-Hill… - Microbial …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
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 …

A one-year genomic investigation of Escherichia coli epidemiology and nosocomial spread at a large US healthcare network

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 …

Genomic Survey of E. coli From the Bladders of Women With and Without Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

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 …

EnteroBase: hierarchical clustering of 100 000s of bacterial genomes into species/subspecies and populations

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 …

Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing-Escherichia coli Isolated From Irrigation Waters and Produce in Ecuador

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 …

Virulome and genome analyses identify associations between antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence factors in highly drug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated …

BJ Haley, SW Kim, S Salaheen, E Hovingh… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Food animals are known reservoirs of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli, but
information regarding the factors influencing colonization by these organisms is lacking …

Refining the definition of the avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) pathotype through inclusion of high-risk clonal groups

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 …