Evolutionary genomic analyses of canine E. coli infections identify a relic capsular locus associated with resistance to multiple classes of antimicrobials.
Kristina M CeresJordan D ZehrChloe MurrellJean K MilletQi SunHolly C McQuearyAlanna HortonCasey CazerKelly SamsGuillaume ReboulWilliam B AndreopoulosPatrick K MitchellRenee AndersonRebecca Franklin-GuildBrittany D CronkBryce J StanhopeClaire R BurbickRebecca WolkingLaura PeakYan ZhangRebeccah McDowallAparna KrishnamurthyDurda SlavicPrabhjot Kaur SekhonGregory H TysonOlgica CericMichael J StanhopeLaura B GoodmanPublished in: Applied and environmental microbiology (2024)
antimicrobial susceptibility data from sick dogs across the US and Canada, we identified a strong multidrug resistance association with an operon that appears to have once conferred a type 1 capsule production system.