Complete Genome Sequence of an Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strain Isolated from a Super-Shedder Steer

Lin Teng; Amber Ginn; Soojin Jeon; Minyoung Kang; KwangCheol Casey Jeong

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00258-16

Complete Genome Sequence of an Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strain Isolated from a Super-Shedder Steer

Genome Announc. 2016 Apr 7;4(2):e00258-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00258-16.

Authors

Lin Teng¹, Amber Ginn¹, Soojin Jeon¹, Minyoung Kang¹, KwangCheol Casey Jeong²

Affiliations

¹ Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
² Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA kcjeong@ufl.edu.

Abstract

We report here the complete genome sequence ofEscherichia coliO157:H7 strain JEONG-1266 isolated from a super- shedder steer in northwest Florida. Cattle are considered a primary reservoir ofE. coliO157:H7, and those cattle that excrete this pathogen in their feces at levels ≥10(4) CFU/g are known as super-shedders.