Draft genome sequence of multidrug-resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> isolated from retail chicken liver in Kosovo
We report the draft genome of multidrug-resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> UA1 from Kosovo retail chicken liver, revealing ARGs (<i>bla</i><sub>EC-18</sub>, <i>bla</i><sub>CTX-M-55</sub>, and <i>dfrA36</i>), virulence genes, and plasmids. Assembled into 86 contigs and 214 scaffolds, it highlights antimicrobial resistance dissemination in the food chain.
Authors
- Driton Sylejmani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7088-0718)
- Afrim Hamidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0334-9086)
- Bledar Bisha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3145-8025)
- Aniket Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8447-8495)
- B. Noci
- Anahita Ghorbani Tajani
- Erënesa Gorçaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6226-6835)
- Gente Hashani
Institutions
- University of Wyoming (US)
- University of Prishtina (XK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiology Resource Announcements
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01033-25
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences