High-risk clonal groups of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) demonstrate heterogeneous phenotypic characteristics in vitro and in vivo
James R. G. Adams, Huijun Long, Charlotte A. Birdsall, Kamran Qureshi, Emma King, Sara Pérez, Keith Warner, Shahriar Behboudi, Roberto Marcello La Ragione, Jai W. Mehat
This study compares phenotypic differences among high-risk APEC clonal groups in vitro and in vivo, finding variation in invasion, survival, and virulence.
Virulence · Aug 13, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology