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An integrated IncFIB/IncFII plasmid confers hypervirulence and its fitness cost and stability

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Complete genome sequences of strain 115,011 have been deposited in the GenBank databases under accession numbers CP089953 to CP089958.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81861138055) and a grant (project no. ZYYC08006) from West China Hospital of Sichuan University, China.

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  1. Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Guoxuexiang 37, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Qian Zhao, Yu Feng & Zhiyong Zong

  2. Center for Pathogen Research, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

    Yu Feng & Zhiyong Zong

  3. Department of Infection Control, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

    Zhiyong Zong

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The study conception and design was performed by ZZ. Material preparation, data collection and analysis, and the first draft of the manuscript were processed by QZ. The bioinformatics analysis of the strain genome was carried out by YF. The editing and review of the manuscript was completed by ZZ. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Zhao, Q., Feng, Y. & Zong, Z. An integrated IncFIB/IncFII plasmid confers hypervirulence and its fitness cost and stability. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 41, 681–684 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-022-04407-6

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