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Phenotypic and Genomic Divergence in Biofilm Formation in STEC and Non-STEC Escherichia coli: The Impact of Genomic Plasticity on the Virulence and Persistence of Bovine Isolates.
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) - 31 Jul 2026
Castro Vinicius Silva, Bumunang Emmanuel W, Yang Xianqin, Porto Yuri Duarte, de Souza Figueiredo Eduardo Eustáquio, Stanford Kim
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a zoonotic pathogen of global relevance whose persistence in food processing environments is frequently mediated by biofilm formation. The acquisition of stx prophages and associated regulatory mutations can impose adaptive restrictions on this phenotype. This study analyzed 216 whole-genome sequences (WGS) to investigate the genomic determinants of biofilm...
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