Abstract
The bovine gastrointestinal tract is a natural reservoir for commensal and pathogenic Escherichia coli strains with the ability to cause mastitis. Here, we report the whole-genome sequences of six E. coli isolates from acute mastitis cases and six E. coli isolates from the feces of udder-healthy cows.
Highlights
The bovine gastrointestinal tract is a natural reservoir for commensal and pathogenic Escherichia coli strains with the ability to cause mastitis
Bovine intramammary infections with Escherichia coli mostly lead to an acute onset of mastitis, they can result in a persistent infection of the udder with alternating subclinical or clinical periods [1]
To investigate the genomic potential of E. coli isolated from bovine mastitis, several draft genomes [3,4,5], as well as two complete genomes [6], have been published far
Summary
The bovine gastrointestinal tract is a natural reservoir for commensal and pathogenic Escherichia coli strains with the ability to cause mastitis. We report the whole-genome sequences of six E. coli isolates from acute mastitis cases and six E. coli isolates from the feces of udder-healthy cows. No common virulence factor subset of mastitis-causing E. coli strains has been identified in previous studies [2].
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