Open AccessDraft Genome Sequences of Three Strains of Ehrlichia ruminantium, a Tick-Borne Pathogen of Ruminants, Isolated from Zimbabwe, The Gambia, and Ghana
Author(s) -
Ryo Nakao,
Frans Jongejan,
Chihiro Sugimoto
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.00453-16
Subject(s) - ehrlichia , biology , strain (injury) , pathogen , virology , genome , rickettsia , tick , microbiology and biotechnology , rickettsiales , veterinary medicine , bacteria , gene , genetics , virus , medicine , anatomy
The rickettsial bacterium Ehrlichia ruminantium is the causative pathogen of heartwater in ruminants. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of three strains of E. ruminantium, namely, the Crystal Springs strain from Zimbabwe, the Kerr Seringe strain from The Gambia, and the Sankat 430 strain from Ghana.