Open AccessComplete Genome Sequence of Legionella sainthelensi Isolated from a Patient with Legionnaires’ Disease
Author(s) -
Sandy Slow,
Trevor P. Anderson,
Patrick J. Biggs,
Martin A. Kennedy,
David R. Murdoch,
Simone L. Cree
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.01588-17
Subject(s) - legionnaires' disease , legionella , whole genome sequencing , biology , disease , pneumonia , genome , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics , medicine , legionella pneumophila , gene
Legionella sainthelensi is an aquatic environmental bacterium that in humans can cause Legionnaires' disease (LD), an often severe form of pneumonia. Here, we report the first complete genome of a L. sainthelensi clinical isolate obtained in 2001 from a patient with LD in Canterbury, New Zealand.
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