Abstract
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a major cause of diarrheal disease in humans and animals. Its dissemination can occur through water sources contaminated by it. Here, we report for the first time the draft genome sequence of ETEC strain E24377A, obtained from a tribal drinking water source in India.
Highlights
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a major cause of diarrheal disease in humans and animals
ETEC primarily colonizes the small intestine by way of the colonization factor antigen (CFA) pili; E. coli strain E24377A has been shown to contain CFA pili types CS1 and CS3
Since the spread can occur through drinking water, its presence in drinking water sources has great epidemiological and public health consequences, in the case of tribal areas, where diarrheal disease management measures are largely inadequate
Summary
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a major cause of diarrheal disease in humans and animals. Infection by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) results in a large volume of watery diarrhea, generally known as traveler’s diarrhea (1). ETEC primarily colonizes the small intestine by way of the colonization factor antigen (CFA) pili; E. coli strain E24377A has been shown to contain CFA pili types CS1 and CS3. Other virulence factors include those belonging to serotype O139: H28 and potential factors encoded on 6 plasmids.
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