To kill or to be killed: pangenome analysis of Escherichia coli strains reveals a tailocin specific for pandemic ST131
Abstract Background Escherichia coli (E. coli) has been one of the most studied model organisms in the history of life sciences. Initially thought just to be commensal bacteria, E. coli has shown wide phenotypic diversity including pathogenic isolates with great relevance to public health. Though pa...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-06-01
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Series: | BMC Biology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01347-7 |