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Their presence in aquatic ecosystems represents a growing One Health concern, particularly in regions where wastewater management remains limited.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study aimed to investigate the environmental circulation and genomic characteristics of high\u2010risk\n                      <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n                      in Moroccan aquatic environments.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Water samples were collected between February and June 2024 from seven major rivers and three wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) across eight Moroccan cities. A total of 22\n                      <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n                      isolates were recovered and analyzed by whole\u2010genome sequencing to determine their sequence types (STs), antimicrobial resistance genes, virulence factors, and plasmid replicon profiles.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Sixteen isolates originated from rivers (72.7%) and six from WWTPs (27.3%). Thirteen distinct STs were identified, dominated by the globally disseminated high\u2010risk clones ST44 (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 4; 18.2%), ST410 (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 4; 18.2%), and ST131 (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 3; 13.6%). The most frequent extended\u2010spectrum\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2010lactamase (ESBL) gene was\n                      <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>CTX-M-15<\/jats:sub>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 13; 59.1%). Carbapenemase genes were found in five isolates (22.7%), including\n                      <jats:italic>\n                        bla\n                        <jats:sub>NDM-5<\/jats:sub>\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 2; 9.1%),\n                      <jats:italic>\n                        bla\n                        <jats:sub>OXA-48<\/jats:sub>\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 1; 4.5%),\n                      <jats:italic>\n                        bla\n                        <jats:sub>OXA-181<\/jats:sub>\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 1; 4.5%),\n                      <jats:italic>\n                        bla\n                        <jats:sub>OXA-484<\/jats:sub>\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 2; 9.1%), and\n                      <jats:italic>\n                        bla\n                        <jats:sub>OXA-244<\/jats:sub>\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 1; 4.5%), whereas\n                      <jats:italic>mcr-1.1<\/jats:italic>\n                      was detected in one isolate (4.5%). Plasmid profiling showed a predominance of IncF\u2010type replicons (IncFIB 81.8%, IncFII 77.3%, and IncFIA 68.2%), along with IncI (36.4%), IncX (13.6%), and IncHI (9.1%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study provides the first genomic evidence of clinically relevant high\u2010risk\n                      <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n                      clones and mobile resistance determinants circulating in Moroccan aquatic environments. 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