Draft Genome Sequence Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Strains Isolated in 2013 from Humans and Chickens in Nigeria

Poonam Sharma; Sushim K Gupta; Eyitayo O Adenipekun; John B Barrett; Lari M Hiott; Tiffanie A Woodley; Bamidele A Iwalokun; Kolawole S Oyedeji; Afolabi Oluwadun; Hazem Ramadan; Jonathan G Frye; Charlene R Jackson

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01073-17

Draft Genome Sequence Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Strains Isolated in 2013 from Humans and Chickens in Nigeria

Genome Announc. 2017 Oct 5;5(40):e01073-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01073-17.

Affiliations

¹ Bacterial Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Research Unit, USDA, ARS, Athens, Georgia, USA.
² Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
³ Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria.
⁴ Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria.
⁵ Hygiene and Zoonoses Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
⁶ Bacterial Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Research Unit, USDA, ARS, Athens, Georgia, USA [email protected].

Abstract

Here, we present the draft genome sequences of nine multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli strains isolated from humans (n = 6) and chicken carcasses (n = 3) from Lagos, Nigeria, in 2013. Multiple extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes were identified in these isolates.