title: Draft genome sequences of the diarrheagenic Escherichia coli collection.
abstract: We report the draft genome sequences of the collection referred to as the Escherichia coli DECA collection, which was assembled to contain representative isolates of the 15 most common diarrheagenic clones in humans (http://shigatox.net/new/). These genomes represent a valuable resource to the community of researchers who examine these enteric pathogens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Tracy H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Hazen
authors.forename: Jason W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sahl
authors.forename: Julia C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Redman
authors.forename: Carolyn R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Sean C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Daugherty
authors.forename: Marcus C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chibucos
authors.forename: Naomi A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Sengamalay
authors.forename: Claire M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fraser-Liggett
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Steinsland
authors.forename: Thomas S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Whittam
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Whittam
authors.forename: Shannon D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Manning
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Rasko
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data