Full-length de novo sequence of the Chlamydophila psittaci type strain, 6BC

J Bacteriol. 2011 May;193(10):2662-3. doi: 10.1128/JB.00236-11. Epub 2011 Mar 25.

Abstract

Chlamydophila psittaci is an obligate intracellular zoonotic pathogen, mainly of birds. It is the causative agent of psittacosis in birds and humans. Here we report the full-length de novo genome sequence of the avian isolate 6BC, the type strain of the species C. psittaci.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Chlamydophila psittaci / genetics*
  • Chlamydophila psittaci / isolation & purification
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial

Associated data

  • GENBANK/CP002549
  • GENBANK/CP002550