Genetic and Ecological Diversity of Escherichia coli and Cryptic Escherichia Clades in Subtropical Aquatic Environments

Escherichia coli not only inhabit the large intestines of human and warm-blooded animals but could also persist in the external environment. However, current knowledge was largely based on host-associated strains. Moreover, cryptic Escherichia clades that were often misidentified as E. coli by conve...

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Main Authors: Xiu Pei Koh, Zhiyong Shen, Chun Fai Woo, Yanping Yu, Hau In Lun, Sze Wan Cheung, Joseph Kai Cho Kwan, Stanley Chun Kwan Lau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.811755/full