Complete Genome Sequence of the Escherichia coli PMV-1 Strain, a Model Extraintestinal Pathogenic E. coli Strain Used for Host-Pathogen Interaction Studies

Francesc Peris-Bondia; Eric Muraille; Laurence Van Melderen

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00913-13

Complete Genome Sequence of the Escherichia coli PMV-1 Strain, a Model Extraintestinal Pathogenic E. coli Strain Used for Host-Pathogen Interaction Studies

Genome Announc. 2013 Oct 24;1(5):e00913-13. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00913-13.

Authors

Francesc Peris-Bondia¹, Eric Muraille, Laurence Van Melderen

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire de Génétique et Physiologie Bactérienne, IBMM, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.

Abstract

Escherichia coli is a highly versatile species, causing diverse intestinal and extraintestinal infections. Here, we present the complete genome sequence of PMV-1, an O18:K1 extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) strain that is used as a model for peritonitis in mice and was useful for deciphering the innate immune response triggered by ExPEC infections.