# A complete circular genome of ΦX174 host Escherichia coli C122

## TL;DR

This paper presents the complete circular genome of E. coli C122, a host for the bacteriophage ΦX174, showing it is a distinct strain.

## Contribution

The paper provides a new complete genome sequence of E. coli C122, highlighting its ~1% genetic difference from another published version.

## Key findings

- The genome of E. coli C122 is circular and complete.
- It is approximately 1% different from another published E. coli C122 genome.
- This justifies its classification as a distinct strain.

## Abstract

Escherichia coli C122 and the bacteriophage that uses it as the standard laboratory host (ΦX174) make up a dream team of model microorganisms. This ΦX174 host is the second complete, published genome of E. coli C122, and is ~1% different from the other, justifying that it is another strain.