Whole-genome sequencing reveals inter-household networks of gut-colonising ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in two rural Malawian districts
Angus M. O’Ferrall, David Lally, Peter Makaula, Gladys Namacha, Joseph M. Lewis, Patrick Musicha, Richard N. Goodman, Ellie Allman, Sabrina John Moyo, Claire S. Waddington, Sekeleghe Amos Kayuni, Nicholas Feasey, Janelisa Musaya, J. Russell Stothard, Adam Paul Roberts
The paper uses whole-genome sequencing to study ESBL-Ec transmission networks in rural Malawi, finding high colonization rates and multi-household spread.
bioRxiv · Feb 12, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology