The Murray collection of pre-antibiotic era Enterobacteriacae: a unique research resource

Kate S. Baker, Edward Burnett, Hannah McGregor, Ana Deheer-Graham, Christine Boinett, Gemma C. Langridge, Alexander M. Wailan, Amy K. Cain, Nicholas R. Thomson, Julie E. Russell, Julian Parkhill*

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Abstract

Studies of historical isolates inform on the evolution and emergence of important pathogens and phenotypes, including antimicrobial resistance. Crucial to studying antimicrobial resistance are isolates that predate the widespread clinical use of antimicrobials. The Murray collection of several hundred bacterial strains of pre-antibiotic era Enterobacteriaceae is an invaluable resource of historical strains from important pathogen groups. Studies performed on the Collection to date merely exemplify its potential, which will only be realised through the continued effort of many scientific groups. To enable that aim, we announce the public availability of the Murray collection through the National Collection of Type Cultures, and present associated metadata with whole genome sequence data for over half of the strains. Using this information we verify the metadata for the collection with regard to subgroup designations, equivalence groupings and plasmid content. We also present genomic analyses of population structure and determinants of mobilisable antimicrobial resistance to aid strain selection in future studies. This represents an invaluable public resource for the study of these important pathogen groups and the emergence and evolution of antimicrobial resistance.

Original languageEnglish
Article number97
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalGenome Medicine
Volume7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Sept 2015
Externally publishedYes

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