Horizontally acquired papGII-containing pathogenicity islands underlie the emergence of invasive uropathogenic Escherichia coli lineages
oleh: Michael Biggel, Basil B. Xavier, James R. Johnson, Karen L. Nielsen, Niels Frimodt-Møller, Veerle Matheeussen, Herman Goossens, Pieter Moons, Sandra Van Puyvelde
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-11-01 |
Deskripsi
Escherichia coli is a major cause of urinary tract infection. Here, Biggel et al. provide a phylogenomic analysis of 907 clinical E. coli isolates and identify the P-fimbriae-encoding locus associated with invasive uropathogenic E. coli isolates.