Open AccessDraft Genome Sequences of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strains Rafaela_II (Clade 8) and 7.1_Anguil (Clade 6) from Cattle in Argentina
Author(s) -
Ariel Amadio,
Natalia Amigo,
Andrea Fabiana Puebla,
Marisa Diana Farber,
Angel Cataldi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.00617-15
Subject(s) - clade , biology , escherichia coli , genome , diarrhea , microbiology and biotechnology , toxin , escherichia , shiga toxin , virology , genetics , gene , phylogenetics , medicine
Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a major etiologic agent of diseases in humans that cause diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, and hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of two strains isolated from cattle that had high levels of Shiga toxin 2 and high lethality in mice.