Draft genome sequence of multidrug-resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> strain UA5 isolated from retail chicken breast in Kosovo
ABSTRACT We report the draft genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli strain (UA5) isolated from retail chicken breast in Kosovo. The genome contains the beta-lactamase gene “bla EC-15 ,” multiple virulence-associated genes and plasmids.
Authors
- Anahita Ghorbani Tajani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4196-0425)
- 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
- 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
- 2026-06-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00399-26
- 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