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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2025

Whole genome sequencing reveals virulence-mobile element linkages and phylogenetic diversity in multidrug-resistant

Nubwa Medugu, Mabel Kamweli Aworh, Kenneth Iregbu, Philip Nwajiobi-Princewill, Dawn M Hull, Lyndy Harden, Pallavi Singh, Stephen Obaro, Abiodun Egwuenu, Faith Adeboye and 5 more

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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Nubwa MeduguDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.
Mabel Kamweli AworhDepartment of Biological and Forensic Sciences, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, United States.
Kenneth IregbuDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, National Hospital Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
Philip Nwajiobi-PrincewillDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, National Hospital Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
Dawn M HullDepartment of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.
Lyndy HardenDepartment of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.
Pallavi SinghDepartment of Biological Sciences, Northwestern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, United States.
Stephen ObaroDepartment of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States.
Abiodun EgwuenuNigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria.
Faith AdeboyeInternational Foundation against Infectious Disease in Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.
Ruth EgahInternational Foundation against Infectious Disease in Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.
Leonard UzairueDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Federal University, Oye, Nigeria.
Yahaya MohammedDepartment of Microbiology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Nwafia IfeyinwaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Siddhartha ThakurDepartment of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Multidrug-resistant Methods: This cross-sectional study employed whole-genome sequencing to characterize 107 MDR-E isolates from a Nigerian tertiary hospital (2019-2020), analyzing virulence genes, mobile genetic elements (MGEs), phylogroups, sequence types (STs), pathotypes, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Results: We identified 2,021 virulence genes across nine functional categories, dominated by immune evasion ( Discussion: These findings underscore Nigeria's MDR-E crisis, driven by MGE-facilitated gene transfer, hybrid pathotypes, and globally disseminated high-risk clones harboring double-serine QRDR mutations. There is continued need for robust genomic surveillance, stringent infection control measures, enhanced antibiotic stewardship, and exploration of antivirulence strategies (e.g., targeting

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antimicrobial resistance (AMR)IncFII plasmidsmobile genetic elements (MGEs)multidrug-resistant Escherichia colipathotypesphylogenetic diversityvirulence factorswhole-genome sequencing (WGS)

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PMCPMC12092460

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