Open AccessGenome Sequence of Bacillus anthracis Isolated from an Anthrax Burial Site in Pollino National Park, Basilicata Region (Southern Italy)
Author(s) -
Antonio Fasanella,
Peter Braun,
Gregor Grass,
Matthias Hanczaruk,
Angela Aceti,
Luigina Serrecchia,
Giuseppe Leonzio,
Francesco Tolve,
Enrico Georgi,
Markus Antwerpen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.00141-15
Subject(s) - bacillus anthracis , national park , sequence (biology) , geography , archaeology , biology , genetics , bacteria
A Bacillus anthracis strain was isolated from a burial-site in Pollino National Park where a bovine died of anthrax and was buried in 2004. We report the first genome sequence of B. anthracis isolated in the Basilicata region (southern Italy), which is the highest risk area of anthrax infection in Italy.