Complete Genomic Sequence of an Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strain of Serotype O7:HNT

Renato P Maluta; Bryon Nicholson; Catherine M Logue; Lisa K Nolan; Thaís C G Rojas; Wanderley Dias da Silveira

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01611-15

Complete Genomic Sequence of an Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strain of Serotype O7:HNT

Genome Announc. 2016 Jan 28;4(1):e01611-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01611-15.

Authors

Renato P Maluta¹, Bryon Nicholson², Catherine M Logue², Lisa K Nolan², Thaís C G Rojas³, Wanderley Dias da Silveira⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Genetics, Evolution and Bioagents, Bacterial Molecular Biology Laboratory, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.
² Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.
³ Department of Genetics, Evolution and Bioagents, Bacterial Molecular Biology Laboratory, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Genetics, Evolution and Bioagents, Bacterial Molecular Biology Laboratory, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil wds@unicamp.br.

Abstract

Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is associated with colibacillosis in poultry. Here, we present the first complete sequence of an APEC strain of the O7:HNT serotype and ST73 sequence type, isolated from a broiler with cellulitis. Complete genomes of APEC with distinct genetic backgrounds may be useful for comparative analysis.