Draft genome sequence and characterization of commensal Escherichia coli strain BG1 isolated from bovine gastro-intestinal tract

Abstract Escherichia coli is the most abundant facultative anaerobic bacteria in the gastro-intestinal tract of mammals but can be responsible for intestinal infection due to acquisition of virulence factors. Genomes of pathogenic E. coli strains are widely described whereas those of bovine commensa...

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Main Authors: Audrey Segura, Pauline Auffret, Christophe Klopp, Yolande Bertin, Evelyne Forano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Standards in Genomic Sciences
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40793-017-0272-0