Phylogenetic and genomic diversity of human bacteremic <it>Escherichia coli </it>strains

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Extraintestinal pathogenic <it>Escherichia coli </it>(ExPEC) strains represent a huge public health burden. Knowledge of their clonal diversity and of the association of clones with genomic content and clinical features i...

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Main Authors: Clermont Olivier, Lortholary Olivier, Carbonnelle Etienne, Guigon Ghislaine, Frapy Eric, Diancourt Laure, Passet Virginie, Landraud Luce, Jaureguy Françoise, Denamur Erick, Picard Bertrand, Nassif Xavier, Brisse Sylvain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/560