Comparative genomic analysis of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli O159 strains isolated from diarrheal patients in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a common cause of bacterial infection that leads to diarrhea. Although some studies have proposed a potential association between the toxic profile and genetic background, association between toxin of ETEC and phylo-group has not been reported yet. The objective of this study was to examine genomic and phylogenetic characteristics of ETEC strain NCCP15731 and NCCP15733 by whole genome sequencing and comparative genomic analysis of two phylo-groups of O159 reference strains.

Results

Whole genome sequencing showed that genome size of NCCP15731 strain was 4,663,459 bp, containing 4435 CDS and 19 RNAs. The genome size of NCCP15733 was 4,645,336 bp, containing 4369 CDS and 23 RNAs. Both NCCP15731 and NCCP15733 were clas

SUBMITTER: Chung SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6383257 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature