Complete Genome Sequence of the Neonatal Meningitis Escherichia coli Serotype O18:K1 Strain NMEC15.

Aline L de OliveiraTimothy J JohnsonNicolle L BarbieriLisa K NolanCatherine M Logue

Published in: Microbiology resource announcements (2021)

Neonatal meningitis Escherichia coli (NMEC) is the second leading cause of sepsis and meningitis in neonates worldwide. Here, we report the genome sequence of NMEC15, belonging to serotype O18:K1, isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of an infant with neonatal bacterial meningitis (NBM) in the Netherlands.

Keyphrases

cerebrospinal fluid
escherichia coli
klebsiella pneumoniae
dengue virus
intensive care unit
acute kidney injury
biofilm formation
multidrug resistant