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Adaptive evolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST299 population colonizing a hospital copper water network over a 2.5-year period.
Microbial genomics - 1 Jan 2026
Virieux-Petit Maxine, Aujoulat Fabien, Dupont Chloé, Marchandin Hélène, Jumas-Bilak Estelle, Romano-Bertrand Sara
Abstract excerpt
Background. Descriptions of genomic characters and dynamics related to Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) adaptation and survival in hospital water networks remain scarce but necessary for sustainable water management in hospitals.Methods. A new copper water network in an intensive care unit (ICU) was chronically colonized by a genotype sequence type (ST) 299 of PA and sporadically by a genotype ST2685. Sixty-eight...
Topics
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Copper
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Whole Genome Sequencing
- Humans
- Genome, Bacterial
- Water Microbiology
- Hospitals
- Genotype
- Cystic Fibrosis