Genomic insights into virulence, antimicrobial resistance, and adaptation acumen of Escherichia coli isolated from an urban environment

• Published in: mBio Vol. 15; no. 3; p. e0354523
• Main Authors: Saini, Poorvi, Bandsode, Viraj, Singh, Anuradha, Mendem, Suresh Kumar, Semmler, Torsten, Alam, Munirul, Ahmed, Niyaz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 13.03.2024
• Subjects: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; antimicrobial resistance; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; environment; Environmental Microbiology; Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli - genetics; Escherichia coli Infections - microbiology; genome analysis; Genomics; Humans; Research Article; Soil; virulence; Virulence - genetics; Water; environment; virulence; antimicrobial resistance; Escherichia coli; genome analysis
• ISSN: 2150-7511; 2150-7511
• DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03545-23

Evolutionary patterns of E. coli bacteria convey that they evolve into highly pathogenic forms by acquiring fitness advantages, such as AMR, and various virulence factors through the horizontal gene transfer (HGT)-mediated acquisition of MGEs. However, limited research on the genetic profiles of env...