Sequence and annotation of Rickettsia sibirica sibirica genome.

ABSTRACT: Rickettsia sibirica sibirica is the causative agent of Siberian or North Asian tick typhus, a tick-borne rickettsiosis known to exist in Siberia and eastern China. Here we present the draft genome of Rickettsia sibirica sibirica strain BJ-90 isolated from Dermacentor sinicus ticks collected in Beijing, China.

SUBMITTER: Sentausa E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3347044 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature