Cross-Serogroup Analysis of Representative Top-Seven Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli Plasmids Reveals Lineage-Specific Patterns
Ali Nemati, Irvin Rivera, Soren Mohammadi, Ali Dadvar, Nima Dehdilani, Sara S. K. Koenig, Adeleh Arzhangi, Anwar A. Kalalah, Ali Sardarzadeh Majd, Amiryazdan Taghizadeh Shool, Ute Römling, Federica Gigliucci, Mark Eppinger
The paper analyzes plasmid sequences from seven STEC serogroups to identify lineage-specific virulence and resistance patterns and mobility features.
bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology