Whole-Genome Sequences of the Archetypal K1 Escherichia coli Neonatal Isolate RS218 and Contemporary Neonatal Bacteremia Clinical Isolates SCB11, SCB12, and SCB15

Michael W Day; Lydgia A Jackson; Darrin R Akins; David W Dyer; Susana Chavez-Bueno

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01598-14

Whole-Genome Sequences of the Archetypal K1 Escherichia coli Neonatal Isolate RS218 and Contemporary Neonatal Bacteremia Clinical Isolates SCB11, SCB12, and SCB15

Genome Announc. 2015 Feb 26;3(1):e01598-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01598-14.

Authors

Michael W Day¹, Lydgia A Jackson¹, Darrin R Akins¹, David W Dyer¹, Susana Chavez-Bueno²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA susana-chavez-bueno@ouhsc.edu.

Abstract

Neonatal bacteremia Escherichia coli strains commonly belong to the K1 capsular type. Their ability to cause invasive neonatal disease appears to be determined by other virulence factors that have yet to be identified. We report here the genome sequences of four E. coli neonatal bacteremia isolates, including that of the archetypal strain RS218.

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