Draft Genome Sequences of Sixteen Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Extraintestinal Escherichia coli Isolates from Human Patients

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2022 Apr 21;11(4):e0000322. doi: 10.1128/mra.00003-22. Epub 2022 Mar 15.

Abstract

We report here the draft genome sequences of 16 fluoroquinolone-resistant extraintestinal Escherichia coli isolates from human patients. These isolates had high MICs (32 to 256 μg/mL) for ciprofloxacin and contained point mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining region (QRDR) of both gyrA and parC that confer resistance to fluoroquinolone. The whole-genome sequence data provide a better understanding of the fluoroquinolone resistance mechanisms in these isolates and would be beneficial in source tracking these pathogens during pandemic outbreaks.