Cross-species convergence of surface polysaccharides shapes the virulence of an atypical carbapenem resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli clone
Lachlan L. Walker, Zheng Jie Lian, Minh‐Duy Phan, Nguyen Thi Khanh Nhu, Yvette Yu Ting Ong, Vitus Brix, Adam N Marin, Brian S. Learman, Budi Permana, Irene Martinez-Roman, Samuel A.S. Morris, Kate M. Peters, Chelsea Stewart, Kay A. Ramsay, David M. P. De Oliveira, , Mark A. Schembri
The paper identifies a new carbapenem-resistant E. coli clone, ST361, associated with UTI and shows its virulence is linked to surface polysaccharides and mobile genetic elements.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology