Success of Escherichia coli O25b:H4 ST131 clade C associated with a decrease in virulence
M. Duprilot, A. Baron, F. Blanquart, S. Dion, P. Letteron, S.-C. Flament-Simon, O. Clermont, E. Denamur, M.-H. Nicolas-Chanoine
This study compares virulence and colonization abilities of antibiotic-susceptible clade B and multidrug-resistant clade C ST131 E. coli strains, finding clade C strains have reduced virulence and are outcompeted by clade B in vivo.
Infection and Immunity · Nov 16, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology