Genome assembly of Escherichia coli strains isolated from oral lichen planus lesions

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic T cell-mediated mucosal disease in which T cells activated by unknown factor(s) infiltrate into the superficial lamina propria, leading to liquefaction degeneration of the epithelial basal layer. We previously proposed a possibility that intracellular bacteria detected in OLP tissues trigger T cell activation and infiltration. Here, we present the genomic characteristics of four E. coli strains isolated from OLP tissues through whole genome sequencing and comparative genomics.