Complete genome sequence of Rickettsia slovaca, the agent of tick-borne lymphadenitis.

ABSTRACT: The present study reports the complete and annotated genome sequence of the human pathogen Rickettsia slovaca strain 13-B, which was isolated from a Dermacentor tick in Slovakia in 1968. The 1.27-Mb genome provides further insights into the acquisition of virulence related to genome reduction in Rickettsia species.

SUBMITTER: Fournier PE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3294842 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature