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Genome Sequences and Annotation of Two Urinary Isolates of E.coli
Standards in Genomic Sciences
  • Travis Kyle Price, Loyola University Chicago
  • Arya Mehtash, Loyola University Chicago
  • Laurynas Kalesinskas, Loyola University Chicago
  • Kema Malki, Loyola University Chicago
  • Evann Elizabeth Hilt, Loyola University Chicago
  • Catherine Putonti, Loyola University Chicago
  • Alan J Wolfe, Loyola University Chicago
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Article
Publication Date
10-12-2016
Pages
79
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BioMed Central
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Abstract

The genus Escherichia includes pathogens and commensals. Bladder infections (cystitis) result most often from colonization of the bladder by uropathogenic E. coli strains. In contrast, a poorly defined condition called asymptomatic bacteriuria results from colonization of the bladder with E. coli strains without symptoms. As part of an on-going attempt to identify and characterize the newly discovered female urinary microbiota, we report the genome sequences and annotation of two urinary isolates of E. coli: one (E78) was isolated from a female patient who self-reported cystitis; the other (E75) was isolated from a female patient who reported that she did not have symptoms of cystitis. Whereas strain E75 is most closely related to an avian extraintestinal pathogen, strain E78 is a member of a clade that includes extraintestinal strains often found in the human bladder. Both genomes are uncommonly rich in prophages.

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10.1186/s40793-016-0202-6
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Author Posting © BioMed Central, 2016. This article is posted here by permission of BioMed Central for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in Standards in Genomic Sciences, Vol. 11, Iss. 1, October 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40793-016-0202-6

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Travis Kyle Price, Arya Mehtash, Laurynas Kalesinskas, Kema Malki, et al.. "Genome Sequences and Annotation of Two Urinary Isolates of E.coli" Standards in Genomic Sciences Vol. 11 Iss. 1 (2016)
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