Draft genome sequence data of Vibrio cholerae responsible for cholera outbreaks in Ethiopia

Abebaw Bitew Kifilie; Molalegne Bitew; Aschalew Gelaw; Yitayih Wondimeneh; Abaysew Ayele; Dawit Hailu Alemayeh; Biruk Yeshitela; Ashenafi Alemu; Getachew Tesfaye Beyene; Baye Gelaw; Adane Mihret

doi:10.1128/mra.00272-25

Draft genome sequence data of Vibrio cholerae responsible for cholera outbreaks in Ethiopia

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2025 Jul 10;14(7):e0027225. doi: 10.1128/mra.00272-25. Epub 2025 Jun 23.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
² Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
³ Health biotechnology Directorate, Bio and Emerging Technology Institute of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
⁴ Bacterial and Viral Disease Research Directorate, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Abstract

Cholera is an acute diarrheal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae. Low-income countries, including Ethiopia, have been attacked by repeated outbreaks. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of V. cholerae O1 strains isolated from clinical samples in Ethiopia.

Keywords: Ethiopia; cholera; draft; genome; outbreak; sequence.