Genomic and functional portrait of multidrug-resistant, hydrogen sulfide (H₂S)-producing variants of Escherichia coli.

ABSTRACT: Atypical Escherichia coli forms exhibit unusual characteristics compared to typical strains. The H₂S-producing variants of some atypical E. coli strains cause a wide range of illnesses in humans and animals. However, there are sparse reports on such strains worldwide. We performed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and detailed characterization of four H₂S-producing E. coli variants from poultry and human clinical sources in Dhaka, Bangladesh. All four isolates were confirmed as E. coli using biochemical tests and genomic analysis, and were multidrug-resistant (MDR). WGS analysis including an additional Chinese strain, revealed diverse STs among the five H₂S-producing E. coli genomes, with clonal complex ST10 being detected in

SUBMITTER: Mazumder R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10414542 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature