Persisting uropathogenic Escherichia coli lineages show signatures of niche-specific within-host adaptation mediated by mobile genetic elements
Robert Thänert, JooHee Choi, Kimberly A. Reske, Tiffany Hink, Anna Thänert, Meghan A. Wallace, Bin Wang, Sondra Seiler, Candice Cass, Margaret H. Bost, Emily Struttmann, Zainab Hassan Iqbal, Steven R. Sax, Victoria J. Fraser, Arthur W. Baker, Katherine Foy, Brett Williams, Ben Xu, Pam Capocci-Tolomeo, Ebbing Lautenbach, Carey‐Ann D. Burnham, Erik R. Dubberke, Jennie H. Kwon, Gautam Dantas
Topics & Concepts
BiologyNicheAdaptation (eye)Host (biology)Escherichia coliHost adaptationEvolutionary biologyMobile genetic elementsGeneticsComputational biologyGeneEcologyVirulenceGenomeNeuroscienceEscherichia coli research studiesAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaUrinary Tract Infections Management