Genome-wide association reveals host-specific genomic traits in Escherichia coli
Sumeet K. Tiwari, Boas C.L. van der Putten, Thilo M. Fuchs, Nguyen Vinh Trung, Martin Bootsma, Rik Oldenkamp, Roberto Marcello La Ragione, Sébastien Matamoros, Ngô Thị Hoa, Christian Berens, Joy Leng, Julio Álvarez, Marta Ferrandis-Vila, Jenny M. Ritchie, Angelika Fruth, , Constance Schultsz
This study identifies host-specific genetic determinants in E. coli using genome-wide association, revealing lineage-specific adaptations to human, cattle, chicken, and pig hosts.
BMC Biology · Apr 10, 2023Peer-reviewedGenomics