Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) causes severe illness in humans, including hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome. A parallel evolutionary model was proposed in which E. coli strains of distinct phylogenies independently integrate Shiga toxin-encoding genes and evolve into STEC. We report the draft genomes of two emerging non-O157 STEC strains.
Cao G, Ju W, Rump L, Zhao S, Zou L, Wang C, Strain E, Luo Y, Timme R, Allard M, Brown E, Meng J (2013) Genome Sequences of Two Emerging Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Genome Announc1: E00200
Cao G, Ju W, Rump L, Zhao S, Zou L, Wang C, Strain E, Luo Y, Timme R, Allard M, Brown E, Meng J (2013) Genome Announc1: E00200