Horizontally acquired papGII-containing pathogenicity islands underlie the emergence of invasive uropathogenic Escherichia coli lineages

Horizontally acquired papGII-containing pathogenicity islands underlie the emergence of invasive uropathogenic Escherichia coli lineages

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael Biggel, Basil B. Xavier, James R. Johnson, Karen L. Nielsen, Niels Frimodt-Møller, Veerle Matheeussen, Herman Goossens, Pieter Moons, Sandra Van Puyvelde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19714-9
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2041-1723

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