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High genomic diversity of multi-drug resistant wastewater Escherichia coli.
Scientific reports - 12 Jun 2018
Mahfouz Norhan, Caucci Serena, Achatz Eric, Semmler Torsten, Guenther Sebastian, Berendonk Thomas U, Schroeder Michael
Abstract excerpt
Wastewater treatment plants play an important role in the emergence of antibiotic resistance. They provide a hot spot for exchange of resistance within and between species. Here, we analyse and quantify the genomic diversity of the indicator Escherichia coli in a German wastewater treatment plant and we relate it to isolates' antibiotic resistance. Our results show a surprisingly large pan-genome, which mirrors...
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