title: Draft Genome Sequences of Nine Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains from Kenya.
abstract: We report here the draft genome sequences of nine enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strains isolated from children in Kenya who died during hospitalization with diarrhea. Each of the isolates possess the EPEC adherence factor (EAF) plasmid encoding the bundle-forming pilus, which is characteristic of EPEC. These isolates represent diverse serogroups and EPEC phylogenomic lineages.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Tracy H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Hazen
authors.affiliation: Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Humphrys
authors.affiliation: Kenya Medical Research Institute/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kisumu, Kenya.
authors.forename: John Benjamin
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ochieng
authors.affiliation: Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.affiliation: Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Cheryl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bopp
authors.affiliation: Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Ciara E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: O'Reilly
authors.affiliation: Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mintz
authors.affiliation: drasko@som.umaryland.edu.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Rasko