Diversification of Colonization Factors in a Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Lineage Evolving under Negative Frequency-Dependent Selection.
Alan McNally,
Teemu Kallonen,
Christopher Connor,
Khalil Abudahab,
David M Aanensen,
Carolyne Horner,
Sharon J Peacock,
Julian Parkhill,
Nicholas J Croucher,
Jukka Corander
Apr 15, 2019
Escherichia coli is a major cause of bloodstream and urinary tract infections globally. The wide dissemination of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains of extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) poses a rapidly increasing public...