Evidence map›Paper›PMID 20378655›Full record

ArticleMicrobiology (Reading, England)2010

Use of optical mapping to sort uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains into distinct subgroups.

William R Schwan, Adam Briska, Buffy Stahl, Trevor K Wagner, Emily Zentz, John Henkhaus, Steven D Lovrich, William A Agger, Steven M Callister, Brian DuChateau and 1 more

Abstract readEvaluation Study
In one paragraph

Article in Microbiology (Reading, England), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Journal of bacteriology · 2025
    Article
  2. Microbiology spectrum · 2024
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Review
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Escherichia coli pyomyositis in an immunocompromised host.WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin · 2011
    Review
  16. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

William R SchwanUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI, USA.
Adam BriskaOpGen Inc., Madison, WI, USA.
Buffy StahlOpGen Inc., Madison, WI, USA.
Trevor K WagnerOpGen Inc., Madison, WI, USA.
Emily ZentzOpGen Inc., Madison, WI, USA.
John HenkhausOpGen Inc., Madison, WI, USA.
Steven D LovrichGundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, WI, USA.
William A AggerGundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, WI, USA.
Steven M CallisterGundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, WI, USA.
Brian DuChateauConverge, Peabody, MA, USA.
Colin W DykesOpGen Inc., Madison, WI, USA.

Funding

OmpR and acid regulation of Escherichia coli fim genesR15AI065432 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE · PI SCHWAN, WILLIAM R · 2007 to 2007
$185k
NIAID NIH HHS AI065432-01A2NIAID NIH HHS R15 AI065432
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optical maps were generated for 33 uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) isolates. For individual genomes, the NcoI restriction fragments aligned into a unique chromosome map for each individual isolate, which was then compared with the in silico restriction maps of all of the sequenced E. coli and Shigella strains. All of the UPEC isolates clustered separately from the Shigella strains as well as the laboratory and enterohaemorrhagic E. coli strains. Moreover, the individual strains appeared to cluster into distinct subgroups based on the dendrogram analyses. Phylogenetic grouping of these 33 strains showed that 32/33 were the B2 subgroup and 1/33 was subgroup A. To further characterize the similarities and differences among the 33 isolates, pathogenicity island (PAI), haemolysin and virulence gene comparisons were performed. A strong correlation was observed between individual subgroups and virulence factor genes as well as haemolysis activity. Furthermore, there was considerable conservation of sequenced-strain PAIs in the specific subgroups. Strains with different antibiotic-resistance patterns also appeared to sort into separate subgroups. Thus, the optical maps distinguished the UPEC strains from other E. coli strains and further subdivided the strains into distinct subgroups. This optical mapping procedure holds promise as an alternative way to subgroup all E. coli strains, including those involved in infections outside of the intestinal tract and epidemic strains with distinct patterns of antibiotic resistance.

Indexed as

Bacterial Typing TechniquesChromosome MappingEscherichia coli InfectionsHumansMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyUropathogenic Escherichia coliVirulence FactorsVirulence Factors

Identifiers

PMID20378655
PMCPMC3068680

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.