Evidence for Neolithic acquisition of the high pathogenic island by Escherichia coli followed by recent selection https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.17.676721v1

Identification of specific metabolic capacities associated with major extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli lineages Bacterial niche colonization relies on multiple factors, among which the metabolic capacity to utilize specific substrates is pivotal, especially within complex microbiota where nutrient competition i...

Metabolic signatures of extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli
Using a pangenome-based approach and metabolic pathway predictions, we investigated metabolic features associated with both lifestyle and phylogenetic background
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CroCoDeEL: accurate control-free detection of cross-sample contamination in metagenomic data Metagenomic sequencing provides profound insights into microbial communities, but it is often compromised by technical biases, including cross-sample contamination. This underexplored phenomenon arise...

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