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

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Genome sequencing of four strains of Rickettsia prowazekii, the causative agent of epidemic typhus, including one flying squirrel isolate

Genome Announcements (2013) 1(3)

DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00399-13

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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.

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Bishop-Lilly, K. A., Ge, H., Butani, A., Osborne, B., Verratti, K., Mokashi, V., … Richards, A. L. (2013). Genome sequencing of four strains of Rickettsia prowazekii, the causative agent of epidemic typhus, including one flying squirrel isolate. Genome Announcements, 1(3). https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00399-13

Genome sequencing of four strains of Rickettsia prowazekii, the causative agent of epidemic typhus, including one flying squirrel isolate

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