Genome Sequencing of Four Strains of Rickettsia prowazekii, the Causative Agent of Epidemic Typhus, Including One Flying Squirrel Isolate

Authors

• Kimberly A. Bishop-Lilly, Naval Medical Research Center-FrederickFollow
• Hong Ge, Naval Medical Research Center
• Amy Butani, Henry M. Jackson Foundation
• Brian Osborne, BioTeam
• Kathleen Verratti, Naval Medical Research Center-Frederick
• Vishwesh Mokashi, Naval Medical Research Center-Frederick
• Niranjan Nagarajan, University of Maryland - College Park
• Mihai Pop, University of Maryland - College Park
• Timothy D. Read, Henry M. Jackson Foundation
• Allen L. Richards, Naval Medical Research Center

Date of this Version

2013

Citation

Published in Genome Announcements (May/June 2013) 1:3, e00399-13. DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00399-13.

Abstract

Rickettsia prowazekii is a notable intracellular pathogen, the agent of epidemic typhus, and a potential biothreat agent. We present here whole-genome sequence data for four strains of R. prowazekii, including one from a flying squirrel.