Draft Genome Sequences of Escherichia albertii, Escherichia fergusonii, and Strains Belonging to Six Cryptic Lineages of Escherichia spp

Jayanthi Gangiredla; Mark K Mammel; Tammy J Barnaba; Carmen Tartera; Solomon T Gebru; Isha R Patel; Susan R Leonard; Michael L Kotewicz; Keith A Lampel; Christopher A Elkins; David W Lacher

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00271-18

Draft Genome Sequences of Escherichia albertii, Escherichia fergusonii, and Strains Belonging to Six Cryptic Lineages of Escherichia spp

Genome Announc. 2018 May 3;6(18):e00271-18. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00271-18.

Affiliations

¹ Division of Molecular Biology, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, Maryland, USA.
² Division of Molecular Biology, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, Maryland, USA david.lacher@fda.hhs.gov.

Abstract

We report here the genome sequences of 55 strains belonging to the genus Escherichia from multiple animal and environmental sources. These strains include representatives of Escherichia albertii, Escherichia fergusonii, and six additional genetically distinct lineages of Escherichia spp., one of which is newly discovered and is being reported for the first time here.