Comparative genomic analysis and molecular examination of the diversity of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolates from Chile.

• Main Authors: David A Rasko (Author), Felipe Del Canto (Author), Qingwei Luo (Author), James M Fleckenstein (Author), Roberto Vidal (Author), Tracy H Hazen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is one of the most common diarrheal pathogens in the low- and middle-income regions of the world, however a systematic examination of the genomic content of isolates from Chile has not yet been undertaken. Whole genome sequencing and comparative analysis of a...