Draft Genomic Sequencing Of Potential Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli B9S24 Isolated from Retail Chicken Skin

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 skin products and are characterizing them using whole genome sequencing.

肠外致病性大肠杆菌是零售家禽肉类中的常见污染物。它们与溃疡性结肠炎、败血症和尿路感染有关。然而，大多数已发布基因组序列的肠外致病性大肠杆菌（ExPEC）分离株为临床分离株，而非食品分离株。在本研究中，我们已确定零售鸡肉皮产品的ExPEC发生率及流行率，并利用全基因组测序对其进行了表征。