We report the draft genome sequence of an extensively drug-resistant and metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli Ne7 strain isolated from a urinary tract infection patient. Under the O8:H9 serotype and F phylogenetic group, this strain had a sequence type of ST648, five replicon plasmids, 16 virulence genes, and 21 antibiotic resistance genes.
{"title":"Genome sequencing of a metallo-beta-lactamase-producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> Ne7 strain isolated from a patient with urinary tract infection in Ahvaz-Iran.","authors":"Ihab Rasmi Hassan, Seyedeh Elham Rezatofighi, Hossein Motamedi, Md Tanvir Rahman","doi":"10.1128/mra.01272-24","DOIUrl":"10.1128/mra.01272-24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the draft genome sequence of an extensively drug-resistant and metallo-beta-lactamase-producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> Ne7 strain isolated from a urinary tract infection patient. Under the O8:H9 serotype and F phylogenetic group, this strain had a sequence type of ST648, five replicon plasmids, 16 virulence genes, and 21 antibiotic resistance genes.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0127224"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11895478/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143441445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
We report the draft genome sequences of 94 multidrug-resistant Salmonella isolates (S. Infantis, Enteritidis, and Typhimurium) from organic and conventional retail chickens in Maryland, USA (average genome size = 4.97 Mb; guanine-cytosine content = 52.12%). These isolates harbored diverse antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes, Salmonella pathogenicity islands, and plasmids, highlighting potential public health risks.
{"title":"Draft genome sequences of <i>Salmonella</i> recovered from organic and conventional retail chickens in Maryland, USA.","authors":"Anuradha J Punchihewage-Don, Zhao Chen, Jianghong Meng, Salina Parveen","doi":"10.1128/mra.01035-24","DOIUrl":"10.1128/mra.01035-24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the draft genome sequences of 94 multidrug-resistant <i>Salmonella</i> isolates (<i>S</i>. Infantis, Enteritidis, and Typhimurium) from organic and conventional retail chickens in Maryland, USA (average genome size = 4.97 Mb; guanine-cytosine content = 52.12%). These isolates harbored diverse antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes, <i>Salmonella</i> pathogenicity islands, and plasmids, highlighting potential public health risks.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0103524"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11895431/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143468387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-11Epub Date: 2025-02-12DOI: 10.1128/mra.00941-24
Jonathan J Panzer, Natalie McGinnis, Jochen Blom, Andrew D Winters, Jack D Sobel, Kevin R Theis
Sneathia vaginalis, a fastidious pathogen of the female reproductive tract, is implicated in obstetric and gynecologic pathologies, including spontaneous preterm birth and bacterial vaginosis. Here, we report the successful cultivation and genomic sequencing of three Sneathia vaginalis isolates collected via a vaginal swab from a patient with bacterial vaginosis.
{"title":"Draft genomes of three <i>Sneathia vaginalis</i> isolates from a patient with bacterial vaginosis.","authors":"Jonathan J Panzer, Natalie McGinnis, Jochen Blom, Andrew D Winters, Jack D Sobel, Kevin R Theis","doi":"10.1128/mra.00941-24","DOIUrl":"10.1128/mra.00941-24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Sneathia vaginalis,</i> a fastidious pathogen of the female reproductive tract, is implicated in obstetric and gynecologic pathologies, including spontaneous preterm birth and bacterial vaginosis. Here, we report the successful cultivation and genomic sequencing of three <i>Sneathia vaginalis</i> isolates collected via a vaginal swab from a patient with bacterial vaginosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0094124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11895484/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143399042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-11Epub Date: 2025-02-20DOI: 10.1128/mra.01146-24
Lucas R Girard, Samuel R Cousins, Alexis C Heald, Doxel A Tanzey, Elizabeth M Omo, Connor R Flannigan, Hui-Min Chung, Brian P Tarbox, Emily F Savage
Bacteriophage PensacolaC28 is a lytic phage isolated on Microbacterium sp. Casco Bay (NCMA B81), a marine bacterium originally cultured in South Portland, Maine, USA. PensacolaC28 was isolated from an environmental sample collected in Pensacola, Florida, USA. It is a singleton siphovirus with a 16,749 bp genome and contains 24 protein coding genes.
{"title":"Genome sequence of bacteriophage PensacolaC28 isolated using <i>Microbacterium sp</i>. Casco Bay.","authors":"Lucas R Girard, Samuel R Cousins, Alexis C Heald, Doxel A Tanzey, Elizabeth M Omo, Connor R Flannigan, Hui-Min Chung, Brian P Tarbox, Emily F Savage","doi":"10.1128/mra.01146-24","DOIUrl":"10.1128/mra.01146-24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bacteriophage PensacolaC28 is a lytic phage isolated on <i>Microbacterium sp</i>. Casco Bay (NCMA B81), a marine bacterium originally cultured in South Portland, Maine, USA. PensacolaC28 was isolated from an environmental sample collected in Pensacola, Florida, USA. It is a singleton siphovirus with a 16,749 bp genome and contains 24 protein coding genes.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0114624"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11895466/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143458660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-11Epub Date: 2025-02-24DOI: 10.1128/mra.00409-24
Eunbi Lee, Jinki Yeom
This study presents the genome sequence of Bacteroides fragilis strain 86-5443-2-2, isolated from a piglet. The genome of this strain forms a single contig spanning 5.4 million base pairs with a 43.5% GC content and 4,480 genes. Notably, this bacterium possesses two copies of a pathogenic island capable of producing enterotoxins.
{"title":"Complete genome sequence of an enterotoxigenic <i>Bacteroides fragilis</i> strain 86-5443-2-2 from a piglet.","authors":"Eunbi Lee, Jinki Yeom","doi":"10.1128/mra.00409-24","DOIUrl":"10.1128/mra.00409-24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study presents the genome sequence of <i>Bacteroides fragilis</i> strain 86-5443-2-2, isolated from a piglet. The genome of this strain forms a single contig spanning 5.4 million base pairs with a 43.5% GC content and 4,480 genes. Notably, this bacterium possesses two copies of a pathogenic island capable of producing enterotoxins.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0040924"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11895435/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143483695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-11Epub Date: 2025-01-30DOI: 10.1128/mra.01174-24
Kazimir Matović, Natasa Galić, Dejan Vidanović, Milanko Šekler, Marko Dmitrić, Nikola Vasković, Zoran Debeljak, Bojana Tešović, Aleksandar Simović, Ivan Bošnjak, Dejan Krnjaić, Jörg Linde, Ulrich Methner
We report the draft genome sequence of Salmonella enterica subsp. diarizonae serovar 17: l,v:z isolated from a nose-horned viper (Vipera ammodytes) in Republic of Serbia which might be considered a new serovar of Salmonella.
{"title":"Whole-genome sequence of <i>Salmonella enterica</i> subsp. <i>diarizonae</i> serovar 17: l,v:z: a new serovar isolated from a nose-horned viper in Republic of Serbia.","authors":"Kazimir Matović, Natasa Galić, Dejan Vidanović, Milanko Šekler, Marko Dmitrić, Nikola Vasković, Zoran Debeljak, Bojana Tešović, Aleksandar Simović, Ivan Bošnjak, Dejan Krnjaić, Jörg Linde, Ulrich Methner","doi":"10.1128/mra.01174-24","DOIUrl":"10.1128/mra.01174-24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the draft genome sequence of <i>Salmonella</i> enterica subsp. <i>diarizonae</i> serovar 17: l,v:z isolated from a nose-horned viper (<i>Vipera ammodytes</i>) in Republic of Serbia which might be considered a new serovar of <i>Salmonella</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0117424"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11895451/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-11Epub Date: 2025-01-27DOI: 10.1128/mra.00753-24
Hyorim Choi, Seunghwan Kim, Miyoung Won, Yunhee Choi, Yonghoon Lee, Yiseul Kim, Jun Heo
We report the whole genome sequences of Paenibacillus kyungheensis KACC 18744T, Sphingomonas naphthae KACC 18716T, and Novosphingobium humi KACC 19094T, to investigate the genomic diversity of bacterial type strains distributed in Korea.
{"title":"Complete genome sequences of the <i>Paenibacillus kyungheensis</i> KACC 18744<sup>T</sup>, <i>Sphingomonas naphthae</i> KACC 18716<sup>T</sup>, and <i>Novosphingobium humi</i> KACC 19094<sup>T</sup>.","authors":"Hyorim Choi, Seunghwan Kim, Miyoung Won, Yunhee Choi, Yonghoon Lee, Yiseul Kim, Jun Heo","doi":"10.1128/mra.00753-24","DOIUrl":"10.1128/mra.00753-24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the whole genome sequences of <i>Paenibacillus kyungheensis</i> KACC 18744<sup>T</sup>, <i>Sphingomonas naphthae</i> KACC 18716<sup>T</sup>, and <i>Novosphingobium humi</i> KACC 19094<sup>T</sup>, to investigate the genomic diversity of bacterial type strains distributed in Korea.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0075324"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11895457/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143047405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-11Epub Date: 2025-01-27DOI: 10.1128/mra.00972-24
Heidi McKee, Logan Mullen, Devin M Drown, Khrystyne N Duddleston
Arctic ground squirrels (Urocitellus parryii) hibernate for several months without eating or drinking yet suffer no disuse atrophy. We are investigating the potential contributions of gut microorganisms to host nitrogen homeostasis, and here, we describe the genome assemblies of 35 isolated bacteria collected from gastrointestinal material and sequenced using Nanopore technology.
{"title":"Draft genome assemblies of 35 bacteria isolated from hibernating arctic ground squirrels.","authors":"Heidi McKee, Logan Mullen, Devin M Drown, Khrystyne N Duddleston","doi":"10.1128/mra.00972-24","DOIUrl":"10.1128/mra.00972-24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Arctic ground squirrels (<i>Urocitellus parryii</i>) hibernate for several months without eating or drinking yet suffer no disuse atrophy. We are investigating the potential contributions of gut microorganisms to host nitrogen homeostasis, and here, we describe the genome assemblies of 35 isolated bacteria collected from gastrointestinal material and sequenced using Nanopore technology.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0097224"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11895487/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143047415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-11Epub Date: 2025-02-04DOI: 10.1128/mra.00731-24
L Tran, L Lansing, M Cunningham, J Ho, T Deckers, T Newman, L Wu, A S Gregoris, J Zorz, L Muntz, K Lee, D Trépanier-Leroux, I M Conflitti, M Pepinelli, E M Walsh, N Morfin, J E Powell, N Moran, S E Hoover, S F Pernal, R W Currie, P Giovenazzo, E Guzman-Novoa, H Jabbari, L J Foster, A Zayed, R Ortega Polo, M M Guarna
The gut microbiome of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is vital to its health, yet large-scale studies are scarce. We present metagenomic sequencing data from 180 samples collected near and far from eight crops across Canada over 2 years. These data sets will help address various biological and environmental questions.
{"title":"Gut microbiome metagenomic sequences of honey bees (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) exposed to crops.","authors":"L Tran, L Lansing, M Cunningham, J Ho, T Deckers, T Newman, L Wu, A S Gregoris, J Zorz, L Muntz, K Lee, D Trépanier-Leroux, I M Conflitti, M Pepinelli, E M Walsh, N Morfin, J E Powell, N Moran, S E Hoover, S F Pernal, R W Currie, P Giovenazzo, E Guzman-Novoa, H Jabbari, L J Foster, A Zayed, R Ortega Polo, M M Guarna","doi":"10.1128/mra.00731-24","DOIUrl":"10.1128/mra.00731-24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The gut microbiome of the European honey bee (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) is vital to its health, yet large-scale studies are scarce. We present metagenomic sequencing data from 180 samples collected near and far from eight crops across Canada over 2 years. These data sets will help address various biological and environmental questions.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0073124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11895480/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-11Epub Date: 2025-02-18DOI: 10.1128/mra.00865-24
Aviwe N Matandela, Thendo Mafuna, Sizwe I Ndlovu
Here, we report the draft whole genome sequence of an endophytic fungal species, Alternaria alternata P02PL2 isolated from Sclerocarya birrea. The genome of this isolate was sequenced using the MGISEQ 2000RS platform. The estimated genome size for A. alternata P02PL2 was 32.0 Mb with a GC content of 50.56%.
{"title":"Draft whole genome sequence of <i>Alternaria alternata</i> strain P02PL2<i>,</i> an endophytic fungal species isolated from <i>Sclerocarya birrea</i>.","authors":"Aviwe N Matandela, Thendo Mafuna, Sizwe I Ndlovu","doi":"10.1128/mra.00865-24","DOIUrl":"10.1128/mra.00865-24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Here, we report the draft whole genome sequence of an endophytic fungal species, <i>Alternaria alternata</i> P02PL2 isolated from <i>Sclerocarya birrea</i>. The genome of this isolate was sequenced using the MGISEQ 2000RS platform. The estimated genome size for <i>A. alternata</i> P02PL2 was 32.0 Mb with a GC content of 50.56%.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0086524"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11895449/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143441442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}