Complete genomes of diverse <i>Escherichia coli</i> isolates lacking canonical virulence factors from pediatric sources

Knowledge of the genomic diversity of <i>Escherichia coli</i> is largely derived from the pathogenic isolates associated with human or animal infection. We describe the complete genomes of <i>E. coli</i> isolates lacking canonical virulence gene markers from children enrolled in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study.