Convergence of virulence and antimicrobial resistance in increasingly prevalent Escherichia coli ST131 papGII+ sublineages

Michael Biggel; Pieter Moons; Minh Ngoc Nguyen; Herman Goossens; Sandra Van Puyvelde

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03660-x

Communications Biology (Jul 2022)

Convergence of virulence and antimicrobial resistance in increasingly prevalent Escherichia coli ST131 papGII+ sublineages

Michael Biggel,
Pieter Moons,
Minh Ngoc Nguyen,
Herman Goossens,
Sandra Van Puyvelde

Affiliations

Michael Biggel: Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp
Pieter Moons: Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp
Minh Ngoc Nguyen: Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp
Herman Goossens: Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp
Sandra Van Puyvelde: Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03660-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Genomic analyses indicate that the ST131 lineage of E. coli, responsible for urinary and bloodstream infections globally, is evolving towards both increased virulence and increased resistance to antimicrobials.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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