Competition against the intestinal microbiota selects for pathoadaptive traits in ESBL E. coli
Pramod Kumar Jangir, Leonardo F. Lemos Rocha, Marco Molari, Nicolas Wenner, Cecilia Fruet, Pablo Manfredi, Carlos Flores, Anna Sintsova, Roxanne Mouchet, Lisa Diner, Anouk Bertola, Svenja Förster, Elisa Lee, MiCayla Johnson, Malenka Kunz, , Médéric Diard
This study identifies how the intestinal microbiota drives the evolution of pathoadaptive traits in ESBL E. coli through adhesion and biofilm formation.
bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology