Escherichia coli strain:77H Genome sequencing and assembly. Escherichia coli strain:77H

Escherichia coli are cosmolitan pathogens. Although some strains are harmless, others can cause fever, urinary tract infection and respiratory illness. Escherichia coli are known to contain resistance genes to a variety of antibiotics. Recently, was found a mcr-1 gene which encodes resistance to colistin, the last choice of antibiotic therapy, thus raising a significant concern in the medical community.