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

Kimberly A Bishop-Lilly; Hong Ge; Amy Butani; Brian Osborne; Kathleen Verratti; Vishwesh Mokashi; Niranjan Nagarajan; Mihai Pop; Timothy D Read; Allen L Richards

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00399-13

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

Genome Announc. 2013 Jun 27;1(3):e00399-13. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00399-13.

Authors

Kimberly A Bishop-Lilly¹, Hong Ge, Amy Butani, Brian Osborne, Kathleen Verratti, Vishwesh Mokashi, Niranjan Nagarajan, Mihai Pop, Timothy D Read, Allen L Richards

Affiliation

¹ Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC)-Frederick, Fort Detrick, Maryland, USA.

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.