Genomic surveillance of Escherichia coli ST131 identifies local expansion and serial replacement of subclones
Catherine Ludden, Arun Gonzales Decano, Dorota M. Jamrozy, Derek Pickard, Dearbháile Morris, Julian Parkhill, Sharon J. Peacock, Martin Cormican, Tim Downing
The paper analyzes global E. coli ST131 genomes to trace the evolution and spread of antibiotic-resistant subclones, identifying a C2 lineage that displaced a C1 strain in an Irish LTCF.
Microbial Genomics · Mar 26, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics