Strain and lineage-level methylome heterogeneity in the multi-drug resistant pathogenic Escherichia coli ST101 clone
Melinda M. Ashcroft, Brian M. Forde, Minh‐Duy Phan, Kate M. Peters, Leah Wendy Roberts, Kok‐Gan Chan, Teik Min Chong, Wai‐Fong Yin, David L. Paterson, Timothy Rutland Walsh, Mark A. Schembri, Scott A. Beatson
The paper analyzes DNA methylation patterns in seven Escherichia coli ST101 strains to identify methylome diversity linked to mobile genetic elements and their impact on functional differences between nearly identical isolates.
bioRxiv · Jun 7, 2020 · PreprintGenomics