Novel Insights and Features of the NDM-5-Producing Escherichia coli Sequence Type 167 High-Risk Clone

Global dissemination of some E. coli high-risk clones has been described in the last decades. The most widespread was the ST131 clone, associated with extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (ESBL) production. Genomics of ST131 demonstrated that one clade within the ST emerged in the early 2000s, followed...

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Main Authors: Aurora Garcia-Fernandez, Laura Villa, Giulia Bibbolino, Alessia Bressan, Maria Trancassini, Valeria Pietropaolo, Mario Venditti, Guido Antonelli, Alessandra Carattoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-04-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00269-20