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ArticleNature communications2025

Emergence of a carbapenem-resistant atypical uropathogenic Escherichia coli clone as an increasing cause of urinary tract infection.

Lachlan L Walker, Minh-Duy Phan, Budi Permana, Zheng Jie Lian, Nguyen Thi Khanh Nhu, Thom Cuddihy, Kate M Peters, Kay A Ramsay, Chelsea Stewart, Niels Pfennigwerth and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Lachlan L WalkerInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Minh-Duy PhanInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3426-1044
Budi PermanaInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Zheng Jie LianInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Nguyen Thi Khanh NhuInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0158-850X
Thom CuddihyInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Kate M PetersInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Kay A RamsayUQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6682-9351
Chelsea StewartInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Niels PfennigwerthGerman National Reference Centre for Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative Bacteria, Department of Medical Microbiology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany.
Timothy J KiddPathology Queensland-Central Microbiology Laboratory, Queensland Health, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Patrick N A HarrisUQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2895-0345
David L PatersonADVANCE-ID, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Matthew J SweetInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0406-8139
Brian M FordeInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. b.forde@uq.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2264-4785
Mark A SchembriInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. m.schembri@uq.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4863-9260

Funding

Department of Health | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 2001431Department of Health | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 2037698
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales pose a critical global health threat, exemplified by increasing resistance of uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs). Here, we investigate the publicly available EnteroBase dataset and identify a signal of increasing UTI caused by phylogroup A E. coli sequence type 167 (ST167). Phylogenetic analysis of ST167 based on whole genome sequence data reveal three major clades (A, B, C), with clade C further resolving into several subclades, notably subclade C2 that possessed high carriage rates of carbapenem and cephalosporin resistance genes. Hierarchical clustering of core genome multi-locus sequence typing reveals ~77% of subclade C2 strains contain <20 allelic differences in 2,513 core genes and harbour two distinct group 1 capsule types, KL124 and KL30, likely originating from Klebsiella. Subclade C2 was predominantly sequenced in North America, and we provide evidence for clonal expansion since 2016. Analysis of UPEC virulence factors reveals complete loss of the type 1 fimbriae genes in strains from clades B and C. Two subclade C2 isolates exhibit significantly reduced capacity to colonise the bladder compared to the reference UPEC strain CFT073 in a murine UTI model. Collectively, our data identifies ST167 as an atypical UPEC clone associated with UTI.

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CarbapenemsEscherichia coli InfectionsUrinary Tract InfectionsUropathogenic Escherichia coliAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGenome, BacterialHumansMiceMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMultilocus Sequence TypingPhylogenyVirulence FactorsWhole Genome SequencingAnti-Bacterial AgentsCarbapenemsVirulence Factors

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PMID40897686
PMCPMC12405470

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