biostudies-literatureUnknown11(4)Chowdhury GJapan Agency for Medical Research and DevelopmentIndian Council of Medical Research<i>Escherichia albertii</i> is a Gram-negative facultative anaerobic bacterium that causes diarrhoea in humans. This study shows the isolation of <i>E. albertii</i> from hospitalized paediatric diarrhoeal cases and genome-based characteristics with putative virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance. <i>E. albertii</i> isolates were identified by species-specific PCR, targeting the gene encoding cytolethal distending toxin (<i>Ea-cdt</i>). The genome of <i>E. albertii</i> was sequenced to identify (i) genes encoding virulence factors (ii) antibiotic resistance-encoding genes, including the mobile genetic elements and (iii) core gene-based phylogenetic relationships and pan-genome features. A total of 10 (1.2%) <i>E. albertii</i> isolates were isolated from 854 faecal samples, of which Microbial genomicshttps://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11979293biostudies-literatureWhole-genome-based characterization of <i>Escherichia albertii</i> strains isolated from paediatric diarrhoeal cases in Kolkata, India.PMC11979293JP23wm0125004 and JP23wm0225021Okuno MKitahara KOgura YMukhopadhyay AKChowdhury GDutta SMiyoshi SIRamamurthy THoshiko YAlbert MJfalseWhole-genome-based characterization of <i>Escherichia albertii</i> strains isolated from paediatric diarrhoeal cases in Kolkata, India.<i>Escherichia albertii</i> is a Gram-negative facultative anaerobic bacterium that causes diarrhoea in humans. This study shows the isolation of <i>E. albertii</i> from hospitalized paediatric diarrhoeal cases and genome-based characteristics with putative virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance. <i>E. albertii</i> isolates were identified by species-specific PCR, targeting the gene encoding cytolethal distending toxin (<i>Ea-cdt</i>). The genome of <i>E. albertii</i> was sequenced to identify (i) genes encoding virulence factors (ii) antibiotic resistance-encoding genes, including the mobile genetic elements and (iii) core gene-based phylogenetic relationships and pan-genome features. A total of 10 (1.2%) <i>E. albertii</i> isolates were isolated from 854 faecal samples, of which 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Apr2026-04-08T19:05:41.71Z2025-07-07T03:10:13.156ZS-EPMC119792934019811010.1099/mgen.0.001363