Draft genome sequences of semiconstitutive red, dry, and rough biofilm-forming commensal and uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates.

Authors: Cimdins, Annika and Lüthje, Petra and Li, Fengyang and Ahmad, Irfan and Brauner, Annelie and Römling, Ute

Strains of Escherichia coli exhibit diverse biofilm formation capabilities. E. coli K-12 expresses the red, dry, and rough (rdar) morphotype below 30°C, whereas clinical isolates frequently display the rdar morphotype semiconstitutively. We sequenced the genomes of eight E. coli strains to subsequently investigate the molecular basis of semiconstitutive rdar morphotype expression. Copyright © 2017 Cimdins et al.

Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01249-16
Year: 2017

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