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- Title
Brucella microti: the genome sequence of an emerging pathogen.
- Authors
Audic, Stéphane; Lescot, Magali; Claverie, Jean-Michel; Scholz, Holger C
- Abstract
Using a combination of pyrosequencing and conventional Sanger sequencing, the complete genome sequence of the recently described novel Brucella species, Brucella microti, was determined. B. microti is a member of the genus Brucella within the Alphaproteobacteria, which consists of medically important highly pathogenic facultative intracellular bacteria. In contrast to all other Brucella species, B. microti is a fast growing and biochemically very active microorganism with a phenotype more similar to that of Ochrobactrum, a facultative human pathogen. The atypical phenotype of B. microti prompted us to look for genomic differences compared to other Brucella species and to look for similarities with Ochrobactrum.
- Publication
BMC genomics, 2009, Vol 10, p352
- ISSN
1471-2164
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2164-10-352