Draft Whole-Genome Sequences of Three Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Farmed Deer in New Zealand.

A Springer Browne,Nigel P French,Alice Elliott,Patrick J Biggs,Anne C Midwinter,Patricia Jaros

doi:10.1128/genomea.00300-18

Abstract

ABSTRACTEscherichia coli bacteria commonly colonize the gastrointestinal tracts of farmed ruminants. Cattle are a well-recognized reservoir of zoonotic E. coli; we report here, however, the draft genome sequences of three diarrheagenic E. coli strains isolated from farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) in the Manawatu region of New Zealand.

Highlights

Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains may cause a wide spectrum of human disease outcomes, ranging from significant clinical consequences such as hemolytic uremic syndrome (Shiga toxin-producing E. coli [STEC]) to mild watery diarrhea [1, 2]
The use of animals and sample collection for this study were approved by the Grasslands Animal Ethics Committee (Animal Ethics application 13237, Grasslands, Palmerston North, New Zealand)
Rectoanal mucosal swabs were used to sample the feces of healthy red deer from two farms in the Manawatu region of New Zealand during 2014, and STEC O103:H2, STEC O157:H7, and EPEC O121:H19 strains were isolated

Summary

Introduction

Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains may cause a wide spectrum of human disease outcomes, ranging from significant clinical consequences such as hemolytic uremic syndrome (Shiga toxin-producing E. coli [STEC]) to mild watery diarrhea (enteropathogenic E. coli [EPEC]) [1, 2]. The use of animals and sample collection for this study were approved by the Grasslands Animal Ethics Committee (Animal Ethics application 13237, Grasslands, Palmerston North, New Zealand). Rectoanal mucosal swabs were used to sample the feces of healthy red deer from two farms in the Manawatu region of New Zealand during 2014, and STEC O103:H2, STEC O157:H7, and EPEC O121:H19 strains were isolated.

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