Whole genome sequencing of diverse Shiga toxin-producing and non-producing Escherichia coli strains reveals a variety of virulence and novel antibiotic resistance plasmids

Plasmid

Volumn 83, Issue , 2016, Pages 8-11

  Losada, Liliana ^a   DebRoy, Chitrita ^b   Radune, Diana ^a   Kim, Maria ^a   Sanka, Ravi ^a   Brinkac, Lauren ^a   Kariyawasam, Subhashinie ^b   Shelton, Daniel ^c   Fratamico, Pina M ^d   Kapur, Vivek ^b   Feng, Peter C H ^e  

^a J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Genome sequencing; Plasmids; STEC; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; HEAVY METAL; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; REPLICON; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEROTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; PLASMIDS; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84953790378     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: 10959890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2015.12.001     Document Type: Article

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