Draft Genome Sequences of Semiconstitutive Red, Dry, and Rough Biofilm-Forming Commensal and Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates

摘要

Strains of Escherichia coli exhibit diverse biofilm formation capabilities. E.?coli K-12 expresses the red, dry, and rough (rdar) morphotype below 30°C, whereas clinical isolates frequently display the rdar morphotype semiconstitutively. We sequenced the genomes of eight E.?coli strains to subsequently investigate the molecular basis of semiconstitutive rdar morphotype expression.