Aniket Sharma, Puja Boidya, Nicolas Blouin, Bledar Bisha
{"title":"Draft genome sequences of five <i>Escherichia coli</i> strains with human pathogenic attributes from animal reservoirs in the United States.","authors":"Aniket Sharma, Puja Boidya, Nicolas Blouin, Bledar Bisha","doi":"10.1128/mra.00736-26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00736-26","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Both humans and animals harbor commensal <i>Escherichia coli</i> or potentially pathogenic and drug-resistant strains that can cause severe infections. Here, we report draft genomes of five multidrug-resistant <i>E. coli</i> isolates from raccoon, mouse, and cattle in the USA, revealing antimicrobial resistance, virulence-associated genes, and plasmid-associated determinants relevant to One Health.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0073626"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149183163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Solomon K Amuzu, Heidi Meeds, Pious Appiah, Isaac K Sraku, Ibrahim Jamfaru, Lennox Mac Ankrah, Kenneth K Kye-Amoah, Mildred Adusei-Poku, Kwamena W C Sagoe, Jason T Blackard
{"title":"Near-full-length genome sequence of HIV-1 strain BF14, a G/K/J unique recombinant form, from an ART-suppressed patient in Ghana.","authors":"Solomon K Amuzu, Heidi Meeds, Pious Appiah, Isaac K Sraku, Ibrahim Jamfaru, Lennox Mac Ankrah, Kenneth K Kye-Amoah, Mildred Adusei-Poku, Kwamena W C Sagoe, Jason T Blackard","doi":"10.1128/mra.00913-26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00913-26","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Here, we report the near-full-length genome sequence of HIV-1 strain BF14-a G/K/J unique recombinant form (URF)-obtained from the peripheral blood of a person living with HIV in Western North Region, Ghana. This genome adds to the limited near-full-length HIV-1 data from Ghana and documents ongoing inter-subtype recombination.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0091326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149183296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Complete genome sequence of <i>Bacillus licheniformis</i> strain Ukraine01 isolated from bovine biomaterial in Ukraine.","authors":"Anton P Gerilovych, Artem V Ushkalov","doi":"10.1128/mra.00894-26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00894-26","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the complete genome sequence of <i>Bacillus licheniformis</i> strain Ukraine01, isolated from bovine biomaterial collected in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in 2024. This is one of the first publicly available complete genomes of a veterinary-associated <i>B. licheniformis</i> isolate from Ukraine, an agent of secondary infections and a valuable resource for epidemiological studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0089426"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149183021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xin Wang, Hongyan Wang, Jiaojiao Yang, Hong Chen, Xiaodong Liu, Xin Chen, Li Liao, Yiran Dong, Lian Yu, Zongming Xiu, Yi Yang
{"title":"Metagenome-assembled genomes of four psychrotolerant <i>Clostridium</i>-affiliated bacteria from an Fe(III)-reducing enrichment culture of Antarctic penguin-impacted soil.","authors":"Xin Wang, Hongyan Wang, Jiaojiao Yang, Hong Chen, Xiaodong Liu, Xin Chen, Li Liao, Yiran Dong, Lian Yu, Zongming Xiu, Yi Yang","doi":"10.1128/mra.00854-26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00854-26","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report four <i>Clostridium</i>-affiliated metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) recovered from a psychrotolerant enrichment culture capable of Fe(III) reduction at 4°C, seeded from Antarctic penguin-impacted soil. The four MAGs ranged from 3.6 to 5.3 Mb in size, with G + C contents of approximately 31.0% and estimated genome completeness ranging from 82.76% to 98.54%.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0085426"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149183145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bibi Amena, Mohimanul Islam, Eaftekhar Ahmed Rana, Md Moksedul Momin, Gous Miah, Gazi Md Noor Uddin, Tahmina Bilkis
{"title":"Draft genome sequence of emerging <i>Salmonella enterica</i> serovar Kentucky ST198 isolated from broiler litter at an integrated poultry-aquaculture marketplace in Bangladesh.","authors":"Bibi Amena, Mohimanul Islam, Eaftekhar Ahmed Rana, Md Moksedul Momin, Gous Miah, Gazi Md Noor Uddin, Tahmina Bilkis","doi":"10.1128/mra.00514-26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00514-26","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Integrated live poultry-aquaculture marketplaces represent high-risk One Health interfaces where environmental circulation of zoonotic <i>Salmonella</i> poses a threat to public health. Using Illumina NovaSeq, this study delineates genomic features of a <i>Salmonella</i> Kentucky ST198 strain, providing insight into a globally disseminated lineage and a resource for future surveillance and epidemiological investigations.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0051426"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149183146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Loy, Lesedi Lebogang, Fulvio Franchi, Claire Batty, Karen Olsson-Francis, Michael C Macey
{"title":"Draft genome sequences of two <i>Bacillaceae</i> strains isolated from Sua Pan, Makgadikgadi Basin, Botswana.","authors":"Daniel Loy, Lesedi Lebogang, Fulvio Franchi, Claire Batty, Karen Olsson-Francis, Michael C Macey","doi":"10.1128/mra.00976-26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00976-26","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the draft genomes of halophilic <i>Sutcliffiella</i> and <i>Halalkalibacterium</i> strains isolated from hypersaline alkaline sediments of the Sua Pan salt flat in the Makgadikgadi Basin, Botswana. These sequences enable investigation of the biosynthetic potential and secondary metabolite systems of organisms from this extreme environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0097626"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149183212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zoe King, Colleen M Higgins, Kevin C Lee, R Brent Seale
{"title":"Draft genome sequences of four <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> isolates, from New Zealand.","authors":"Zoe King, Colleen M Higgins, Kevin C Lee, R Brent Seale","doi":"10.1128/mra.00878-26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00878-26","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Helicobacter pylori</i> is a bacterium linked with gastric ulcers and gastric carcinoma that has high instances of antibiotic resistance. We present here the draft genome sequences of four <i>H</i>. <i>pylori</i> isolates, from four patients who had undergone gastroscopy and biopsies that were processed at Middlemore Hospital Laboratory, Auckland, New Zealand.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0087826"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149183174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Agnieszka K Szczepankowska, Bożena Cukrowska, Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk
{"title":"Complete genome sequence of <i>Bifidobacterium longum</i> BL020 (DSM 33815): a human stool-derived strain from the NORDBIOTIC collection.","authors":"Agnieszka K Szczepankowska, Bożena Cukrowska, Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk","doi":"10.1128/mra.00632-26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00632-26","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the complete genome sequence of <i>Bifidobacterium longum</i> BL020 (DSM 33815), a human stool-derived strain from the NORDBIOTIC collection. The genome consists of a single circular chromosome of 2,413,342 bp with a G + C content of 60.0%.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0063226"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149166234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Isabel Aguirre-Ortiz, Francisco J Román-Soto, Camila M Martínez-Llaurador, Peter Camacho-Nazario, Naomy M Chaparro-Mata, Josué Rodríguez-Ramos, Ángel M Nieves-Rivera, Miguel J Martínez-González, Miguel Canals-Mora, Carlos Rios-Velazquez
{"title":"Prokaryotic community profiles from Guánica state forest caves revealed by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing.","authors":"Isabel Aguirre-Ortiz, Francisco J Román-Soto, Camila M Martínez-Llaurador, Peter Camacho-Nazario, Naomy M Chaparro-Mata, Josué Rodríguez-Ramos, Ángel M Nieves-Rivera, Miguel J Martínez-González, Miguel Canals-Mora, Carlos Rios-Velazquez","doi":"10.1128/mra.00816-26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00816-26","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cave environments harbor microorganisms adapted to extreme conditions. Prokaryotic diversity was assessed using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing across four caves in the Guánica State Forest. The resulting data set characterizes phylum-level community composition within an understudied subtropical dry-forest cave system and provides baseline information for future microbial and ecological investigations.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0081626"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149166096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Roxane Bories, Laurine Robert-Capraro, Giovanni Begliomini, Thomas Bigot, Dominique Faugere, Pilar Alda, Ignacio G Bravo, Nolwenn M Dheilly, Elodie Chapuis
{"title":"A picorna-like virus associated with <i>Galba truncatula</i> (Gastropoda, Lymnaeidae).","authors":"Roxane Bories, Laurine Robert-Capraro, Giovanni Begliomini, Thomas Bigot, Dominique Faugere, Pilar Alda, Ignacio G Bravo, Nolwenn M Dheilly, Elodie Chapuis","doi":"10.1128/mra.00382-26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00382-26","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Freshwater snails host diverse microorganisms, yet their viruses remain poorly documented. Here, we report the near-complete genome of a picorna-like virus associated with the freshwater snail <i>Galba truncatula</i>, recovered using metatranscriptomics. The 9,166-nt genome encodes structural and nonstructural polyproteins and provides a genomic resource for gastropod-associated viruses.</p>","PeriodicalId":18654,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology Resource Announcements","volume":" ","pages":"e0038226"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149137225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}