One Health Genomic Surveillance of Escherichia coli Demonstrates Distinct Lineages and Mobile Genetic Elements in Isolates from Humans versus Livestock
The increasing prevalence of E. coli bloodstream infections is a serious public health problem. We used genomic epidemiology in a One Health study conducted in the East of England to examine putative sources of E. coli associated with serious human disease. E. coli from 1,517 patients with bloodstre...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2019-01-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02693-18 |