High diversity and variability of pipolins among a wide range of pathogenic Escherichia coli strains
S.-C. Flament-Simon, M. De Toro, L. Chuprikova, M. Blanco, J. Moreno-Gonzalez, M. Salas, J. Blanco, M. Redrejo Rodriguez
The paper surveys pipolins in 2238 Escherichia coli strains, finding high diversity and variability despite limited prevalence, suggesting their role in genetic transfer among bacteria.
bioRxiv · Apr 24, 2020Microbiology