Scientific Publications by FDA Staff

Genome Announc 2015 Aug 6;3(4):e00883-15

Complete genome sequence of enteroinvasive Escherichia coli O96:H19 associated with a severe foodborne outbreak.

Pettengill EA, Hoffmann M, Binet R, Roberts RJ, Payne J, Allard M, Michelacci V, Minelli F, Morabito S

We present here the complete genome sequence of a strain of enteroinvasive Escherichia coli O96:H19 from a severe foodborne outbreak in a canteen in Italy in 2014. The complete genome may provide important information about the acquired pathogenicity of this strain and the transition between commensal and pathogenic E. coli.