Open AccessComplete microbial genomes for public health in Australia and the Southwest Pacific
Author(s) -
Sarah L. Baines,
Anders Gonçalves da Silva,
Glen P. Carter,
Amy V. Jennison,
Irani Rathnayake,
Rikki Graham,
Vitali Sintchenko,
Qinning Wang,
Rebecca Rockett,
Verlaine Timms,
Elena Martínez,
Susan Ballard,
Takehiro Tomita,
Nicole Isles,
Kristy Horan,
William Pitchers,
Timothy P. Stinear,
Deborah A Williamson,
Benjamin P. Howden,
Torsten Seemann
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
microbial genomics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.476
H-Index - 28
ISSN - 2057-5858
DOI - 10.1099/mgen.0.000471
Subject(s) - genome , biology , public health , bacterial genome size , range (aeronautics) , evolutionary biology , computational biology , genetics , gene , engineering , medicine , nursing , aerospace engineering
Complete genomes of microbial pathogens are essential for the phylogenomic analyses that increasingly underpin core public health laboratory activities. Here, we announce a BioProject (PRJNA556438) dedicated to sharing complete genomes chosen to represent a range of pathogenic bacteria with regional importance to Australia and the Southwest Pacific; enriching the catalogue of globally available complete genomes for public health while providing valuable strains to regional public health microbiology laboratories. In this first step, we present 26 complete high-quality bacterial genomes. Additionally, we describe here a framework for reconstructing complete microbial genomes and highlight some of the challenges and considerations for accurate and reproducible genome reconstruction.