Strong pathogen competition in neonatal gut colonisation
T. Mäklin, H. A. Thorpe, A. K. Pöntinen, R. A. Gladstone, Y. Shao, M. Pesonen, A. McNally, P. J. Johnsen, O. Samuelsen, T. D. Lawley, A. Honkela, J. Corander
This study quantifies strain-level colonisation dynamics of gut pathogens in neonates, finding strong competition and some synergies, and reveals pathogenic potential differences among ExPEC clones.
bioRxiv · Jun 19, 2022Microbiology