MicrobiologyGut PathogensPeer-reviewed
Genomic diversity, antibiotic resistance, and maturation-dependent adhesion of F18 enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains in porcine intestinal cells
Dongqi Liu, Nicholas L. F. Gallina, C. F. Li…·Arun K. Bhunia
This study examines F18 ETEC strains' genomic diversity, antibiotic resistance, and adhesion to porcine intestinal cells across different maturation stages, finding significant variation in virulence factors and receptor expression.
DOI 10.1186/s13099-026-00837-1