Genomovar-level resolution reveals rapid pathotype switching and genomovar-specific disease potential in diarrheagenic Escherichia coli populations in northern Ecuador
Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) pathotypes are commonly defined by molecular detection of discrete virulence genes, yet how quickly these diagnostic genes emerge and move among co-circulating lineages remain unclear. Here, we classified 248 whole-genome-sequenced E. coli isolates from the EcoZUR case-control study...