Draft genome sequences of Escherichia coli O157: H7 strains Rafaela_II (clade 8) and 7.1_Anguil (clade 6) from cattle in Argentina

AMADIO, ARIEL FERNANDO; AMIGO, NATALIA; PUEBLA, ANDREA FABIANA; FARBER, MARISA DIANA; CATALDI, ANGEL ADRIÁN

Genome Announcements

American Society for Microbiology

Año: 2015 vol. 3

Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a major etiologic agent of diseases in humans that cause diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, and hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of two strains isolated from cattle that had high levels of Shiga toxin 2 and high lethality in mice.