Clonal Groups and the Spread of Resistance to Trimethoprim‐Sulfamethoxazole in Uropathogenic<i>Escherichia coli</i>

Abstract

CGA, as defined by the fumC C288T SNP, appears to be distantly clonal but is not an outbreak-related group. The widespread group has likely evolved through lateral transfer of genes conferring virulence and antibiotic resistance.