High Genomic Diversity and Heterogenous Origins of Pathogenic and Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli in Household Settings Represent a Challenge to Reducing Transmission in Low-Income Settings

High Genomic Diversity and Heterogenous Origins of Pathogenic and Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli in Household Settings Represent a Challenge to Reducing Transmission in Low-Income Settings

Escherichia coli is reported in high levels in household soil in low-income settings. When E. coli reaches a soil environment, different mechanisms, including survival, clonal expansion, and genetic exchange, have the potential to either maintain or generate E. coli variants with capabilities of cau...

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Main Authors: Maria Camila Montealegre, Alba Talavera Rodríguez, Subarna Roy, Muhammed Iqbal Hossain, Mohammad Aminul Islam, Val F. Lanza, Timothy R. Julian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-01-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
escherichia coli
genomic diversity
accessory genes
soils
household settings
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00704-19

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