Draft Genomic Sequencing Of Potential Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli FEX675 Isolated from Retail Chicken Meat

Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli are frequent contaminants in retail poultry meat. They are associated with ulcerative colitis, sepsis, and urinary tract infections. However, most Extraintestinal pathogenic E.coli (ExPEC) isolates which have published genomic sequences are clinical isolates, not food isolates. In this study we have determined the incidence and prevalence of ExPEC from the retail chicken meat products and are characterizing them using whole genome sequencing.

肠道外致病性大肠杆菌在零售家禽肉类产品中是常见的污染物。它们与溃疡性结肠炎、败血症和尿路感染相关。然而，大多数已发表基因组序列的肠道外致病性大肠杆菌（ExPEC）分离株为临床分离株，而非食品分离株。在本研究中，我们确定了零售鸡肉产品中ExPEC的发病率和流行率，并利用全基因组测序对其进行表征。