Complete Genome Sequence of an Escherichia coli O121:H19 Strain from an Outbreak in Canada Associated with Flour

James Robertson; Janet Lin; Paul N Levett; Celine Nadon; John Nash; Chrystal Berry

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01561-17

Complete Genome Sequence of an Escherichia coli O121:H19 Strain from an Outbreak in Canada Associated with Flour

Genome Announc. 2018 Jan 25;6(4):e01561-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01561-17.

Authors

James Robertson¹, Janet Lin¹, Paul N Levett², Celine Nadon³, John Nash¹, Chrystal Berry⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Enteric Diseases, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
² Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
³ Division of Enteric Diseases, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
⁴ Division of Enteric Diseases, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [email protected].

Abstract

Here, we present the first complete genome sequence of an Escherichia coli non-O157 Shiga-toxin producing isolate, 16-9255, from serotype O121:H19. This strain is notable as a clinical case recovered from a recent Canadian flour-associated outbreak event.