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Mobile genetic element diversity across Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli lineages in French cattle.
Microbial genomics - 1 Jul 2026
Vorimore Fabien, Tran Mai-Lan, Jaudou Sandra, Fach Patrick, Delannoy Sabine
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) represent a genetically diverse group of pathogens whose virulence is largely driven by mobile genetic elements (MGEs), including plasmids and bacteriophages. While horizontal gene transfer is central to STEC evolution, the extent to which virulence-associated MGEs circulate within natural reservoirs remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the...
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