Complete genomes of <i>E. coli</i> with diverse K antigens
is a diverse species with commensal and pathogenic lifestyles. Capsular polysaccharides (K antigens) are prominent surface structures, important virulence factors, and targets for immune recognition. The complete genomes of 68 strains with serologically distinct capsule types were sequenced using a combination of PacBio/Oxford Nanopore and Illumina technologies.
Authors
- Hans‐Joachim Ruscheweyh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7473-6086)
- Christopher M. Field (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6434-3745)
- Carine R. Mores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8622-2461)
- Emma Slack
- Timothy G. Keys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2921-0362)
- Shinichi Sunagawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3065-0314)
Institutions
- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (CH)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology (CZ)
- Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiology Resource Announcements
- Published
- 2026-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00013-26
- Primary Topic
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich