Evolutionary Dynamics Based on Comparative Genomics of Pathogenic Escherichia coli Lineages Harboring Polyketide Synthase (
<i>pks</i>
) Island

mBio (Feb 2021)

Affiliations

Arya Suresh: Pathogen Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Sabiha Shaik: Pathogen Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Ramani Baddam: Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
Amit Ranjan: Pathogen Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Shamsul Qumar: Pathogen Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Savita Jadhav: Department of Microbiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre (Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth), Pune, India
Torsten Semmler: ORCiD; Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
Irfan A. Ghazi: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Lothar H. Wieler: Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
Niyaz Ahmed: Pathogen Biology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India

Abstract

Extraintestinal pathologies caused by highly virulent strains of E. coliE. colipks