Genetic and Ecological Diversity of and Cryptic Clades in Subtropical Aquatic Environments.

not only inhabit the large intestines of human and warm-blooded animals but could also persist in the external environment. However, current knowledge was largely based on host-associated strains. Moreover, cryptic clades that were often misidentified as by conventional diagnostic methods were discovered.

Draft Genome Sequences of 16 Strains of Escherichia Cryptic Clade II Isolated from Intertidal Sediment in Hong Kong.

The genus includes several cryptic clades. Among them, the members of cryptic clade II have rarely been found, and their genome sequences remain largely uninvestigated. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of 16 strains of cryptic clade II that were isolated from intertidal sediment in Hong Kong.