A convergent evolutionary pathway attenuating cellulose production drives enhanced virulence of some bacteria

A convergent evolutionary pathway attenuating cellulose production drives enhanced virulence of some bacteria

Abstract Bacteria adapt to selective pressure in their immediate environment in multiple ways. One mechanism involves the acquisition of independent mutations that disable or modify a key pathway, providing a signature of adaptation via convergent evolution. Extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia c...

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Main Authors: Nguyen Thi Khanh Nhu, M. Arifur Rahman, Kelvin G. K. Goh, Seung Jae Kim, Minh-Duy Phan, Kate M. Peters, Laura Alvarez-Fraga, Steven J. Hancock, Chitra Ravi, Timothy J. Kidd, Matthew J. Sullivan, Katharine M. Irvine, Scott A. Beatson, Matthew J. Sweet, Adam D. Irwin, Jana Vukovic, Glen C. Ulett, Sumaira Z. Hasnain, Mark A. Schembri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45176-4

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45176-4

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