Genomic Characterisation of Pyometra-Associated Escherichia coli in a Lombardy Veterinary Clinic: A Nanopore-Based Case Series
Pyometra-associated <i>E. coli</i> from northern Italian pets belong to globally disseminated high-risk B2 lineages that combine extensive virulence with a largely intrinsic resistome, and currently retain susceptibility to several key drug classes, underscoring an important but vulnerable therapeutic window.
Authors
- D. Sciannimanico
- Gabriele Meroni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2772-6410)
- R. Pop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8737-1434)
- Alessio Soggiù (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7680-6068)
- L. Bonizzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9364-095X)
- Piera Anna Martino
Institutions
- University of Milan (IT)
- University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca (RO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antibiotics
- Published
- 2026-02-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics15020212
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Università degli Studi di Milano