Escherichia coli (ATCC No. BAA-1428) - Rifampicin Resistant: Genomic Assembly & Sequence Data. Escherichia coli strain:BAA-1428(RR) | isolate:BAA-1428(RR)

The following is a rifampicin resistant strain of E. coli (BAA-1428) strain P3 that was originally obtained from ATCC. Rifampicin resistance was generated in the Animal Science Department at Texas A&M University. This isolate was derived from a non-pathogenic/toxigenic E. coli strain that has been recommended by the USDA for use as a surrogate indicator organism to measure changes in microbial counts. This isolate was originally isolated from cattle isolates at Iowa State University. It has been verified to lack by the E. coli Reference Center of Pennsylvania State University, as well as has been reported by the depositor to express no cytotoxicity when cultured with African green monkey kidney (Vero) cells. Further analysis incorporating whole genome sequencing by the current submitter also demonstrates a lack of virulence. This isolate was purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), and the current sequence data was generated by both the Illumina MiSeq and Oxford Nanopore MinION platforms.