Whole genome sequences of single-gene knock-out mutants of E. coli from the Keio collection
The Keio library of single gene knock-out mutants of E. coli is very useful and has been widely used for a variety of studies. However, with time random mutations might appear in the genome of these strains and could lead to phenotypic differences between the mutant and parent strains independent of the gene deletions of interest. Here we provide whole genome sequences of a set of 21 knock-out mutants of Keio collection and the parent strain. The goal of the study is to identify potential single-nucleotide substitutions (SNPs) and insertion-deletion of bases (INDELs) in the genome of these 21 knock-out mutants of Keio collection in comparison to the parent strain.