Genomic rearrangement of the capsule operon in a phylogenetically distinct cluster of the multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli lineage ST131
Isabelle Potterill, Rebecca J Hall, Robert A. Moran…·Alan McNally
This study analyzes the capsule operon genetics of E. coli ST131 using 3,033 genomes, identifying a monophyletic group with divergent kpsM and kpsT genes linked to host-pathogen interactions.