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The population genetics of pathogenic Escherichia coli.
Nature reviews. Microbiology - 1 Jan 2021
Denamur Erick, Clermont Olivier, Bonacorsi Stéphane, Gordon David
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli is a commensal of the vertebrate gut that is increasingly involved in various intestinal and extra-intestinal infections as an opportunistic pathogen. Numerous pathotypes that represent groups of strains with specific pathogenic characteristics have been described based on heterogeneous and complex criteria. The democratization of whole-genome sequencing has led to an accumulation of genomic data...
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