Evolution towards small colony variants of pandemic multidrug resistant ST131 Escherichia coli isolates from a 10-year bone infection
A. Dadvar, S. Labiba, F. Li, S. Shafeeq, M. Ahl, P. Luthje, N. Dranenko, J. Trcek, A. Marzec-Grzadziel, S. K. Garushyants, H. Nagel, I. Ahmad, A. O. Schmitt, A. Diaz Lostao, V. Ozenci, , U. Romling
The paper characterizes the evolution of multidrug-resistant ST131 E. coli isolates in a chronic bone infection, identifying genomic changes linked to small colony variants and persistence.
bioRxiv · May 7, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology