Complete Genome Sequence of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Myophage Murica

Joseph N Wilder; Jacob C Lancaster; Jesse L Cahill; Eric S Rasche; Gabriel F Kuty Everett

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01135-15

Complete Genome Sequence of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Myophage Murica

Genome Announc. 2015 Oct 1;3(5):e01135-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01135-15.

Authors

Joseph N Wilder¹, Jacob C Lancaster¹, Jesse L Cahill¹, Eric S Rasche¹, Gabriel F Kuty Everett²

Affiliations

¹ Center for Phage Technology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
² Center for Phage Technology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA cpt@tamu.edu.

Abstract

Murica is an rv5-like myophage that infects enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Pathogenic E. coli strains are responsible for many intestinal diseases, and phages that infect these bacteria may prove useful in preventing severe health issues. The following is a report of the complete genome sequence of Murica and its important features.