PRJNA415978
Comparative genomics of asymptomatic bacteriuria Escherichia coli isolates from diabetic patients
Some Escherichia coli strains can efficiently colonize the human urinary bladder without causing symptoms of a urinary tract infection (asymptomatic bacteriuria, ABU). Comparative genome sequence analysis should help to better understand why these E. coli strains efficiently colonize the bladder, but do not cause overt symptoms of urinary tract infection.