ena-STUDY-INRA DE TOURS-04-10-2013-13:43:55:547-198
Escherichia coli is one of the main pathogenic agent causing inflammatory infections in the bovine udder. Here we report the draft genome of four strains isolated in different cases of severe mastitis.
Bovine mastitis caused by Escherichia coli is a problem of major concern in the dairy industry. This well-known model bacterium has been described either as commensal or pathogenic depending on the strain and environment considered. In the present study we have considered three strains isolated in cases of clinical acute mastitis which may constitute a strong corpus for comparative genomics studies. A fourth pathogenic strain isolated in a bovine host has been added to the sample.
Bovine mastitis caused by Escherichia coli is a problem of major concern in the dairy industry. This well-known model bacterium has been described either as commensal or pathogenic depending on the strain and environment considered. In the present study we have considered three strains isolated in cases of clinical acute mastitis which may constitute a strong corpus for comparative genomics studies. A fourth pathogenic strain isolated in a bovine host has been added to the sample.