Signatures of negative frequency dependent selection in colonisation factors and the evolution of a multi-drug resistant lineage of Escherichia coli
Alan McNally, Teemu Kallonen, Christopher Connor, Khalil Abudahab, David M. Aanensen, Carolyne Horner, Sharon J. Peacock, Julian Parkhill, Nicholas J. Croucher, Jukka Corander
This study identifies negative frequency-dependent selection in Escherichia coli ST131 as a key driver of its evolutionary success and adaptation to different ecological niches.
bioRxiv · Nov 29, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology