Open AccessComplete Genome Sequence of the Endosymbiont of Acanthamoeba Strain UWC8, an Amoeba Endosymbiont Belonging to the “ Candidatus Midichloriaceae” Family in Rickettsiales
Author(s) -
Zhang Wang,
Martin Wu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.00791-14
Subject(s) - biology , acanthamoeba , amoeba (genus) , whole genome sequencing , candidatus , strain (injury) , genome , rickettsiales , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , bacteria , gene , anatomy
The endosymbiont of Acanthamoeba strain UWC8 is an obligate amoeba endosymbiont belonging to the family of "Candidatus Midichloriaceae" in Rickettsiales. We report here the complete genome sequence of this bacterium, which should catalyze future studies of amoeba-symbiont interactions.