Escherichia coli O157:H7 genome sequencing and assembly using long-read sequencing

The goal of this study is to compare complete genomes from Shiga toxin-containing Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains. Many studies have used short-read sequencing technologies to obtain draft genomes for comparison. However, this study uses long-read sequencing to generate complete closed genomes for comparison. This study will provide additional information about the architecture of the chromosome along with describing the different mobile genetic elements.