Genome Sequencing of an Escherichia coli Sequence Type 617 Strain Isolated from Beach Ghost Shrimp (Callichirus major) from a Heavily Polluted Ecosystem Reveals a Wider Resistome against Heavy Metals and Antibiotics

Daniel F Monte; Fábio P Sellera; Miriam R Fernandes; Quézia Moura; Mariza Landgraf; Nilton Lincopan

doi:10.1128/MRA.01471-18

Genome Sequencing of an Escherichia coli Sequence Type 617 Strain Isolated from Beach Ghost Shrimp (Callichirus major) from a Heavily Polluted Ecosystem Reveals a Wider Resistome against Heavy Metals and Antibiotics

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2019 Jan 17;8(3):e01471-18. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01471-18. eCollection 2019 Jan.

Authors

Daniel F Monte^#¹, Fábio P Sellera^#², Miriam R Fernandes^#³, Quézia Moura⁴, Mariza Landgraf¹, Nilton Lincopan^{3

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Food and Experimental Nutrition, Food Research Center, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Department of Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
³ Department of Clinical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

Here, we present the draft genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli strain belonging to sequence type 617 (ST617), isolated from beach ghost shrimp from polluted coastal waters in Brazil. These data provide valuable information for comparative genomic analysis, related to the dissemination of MDR E. coli in marine ecosystems.