Paired in situ and molecular analyses identify mechanisms of pathogen persistence within environmental communities
Charles Nunez, Thomas D. Watts, Nguyen Thi Khanh Nhu, Jessica Solari, Thanavit Jirapanjawat, To Nguyen Thi Nguyen, Gareth Howells, Luis E. Valentin-Alvarado, Yang Liao, Wei Shi, Trevor J. Lithgow, Mark A. Schembri, Chris Greening, Francesca L. Short
The paper identifies genes and mechanisms enabling pathogen persistence in freshwater ecosystems using paired in situ and molecular analyses of Escherichia, Klebsiella, and Enterococcus.
bioRxiv · Feb 14, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology