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High quality draft genomes of the Mycoplasma mycoides subsp mycoides challenge strains Afade and B237

  • Anne Fischer
  • , Ivette Santana-Cruz
  • , Jan Hegerman
  • , Hadrien Gourlé
  • , Elise Schieck
  • , Mathieu Lambert
  • , Suvarna Nadendla
  • , Wesonga Hezron
  • , Rachel A Miller
  • , Vashee Sanjay
  • , Johann Weber
  • , Jochen Meens
  • , Joachim Frey
  • , Joerg Jores

    Publication: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    Abstract

    Members of the Mycoplasma mycoides cluster' represent important livestock pathogens worldwide. Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides is the etiologic agent of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), which is still endemic in many parts of Africa. We report the genome sequences and annotation of two frequently used challenge strains of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides, Afade and B237. The information provided will enable downstream 'omics' applications such as proteomics, transcriptomics and reverse vaccinology approaches. Despite the absence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae like cyto-adhesion encoding genes, the two strains showed the presence of protrusions. This phenotype is likely encoded by another set of genes.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number89
    Number of pages11
    JournalStandards in Genomic Sciences
    Volume10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Keywords

    • Mycoplasma mycoides subsp mycoides
    • Challenge strain
    • Genome
    • Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
    • Protrusion

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