Draft Genome Sequence of Pedobacter sp. Strain Hv1, an Isolate from Medicinal Leech Mucosal Castings

Brittany M Ott; Lidia Beka; Joerg Graf; Rita V M Rio

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01469-15

Draft Genome Sequence of Pedobacter sp. Strain Hv1, an Isolate from Medicinal Leech Mucosal Castings

Genome Announc. 2015 Dec 17;3(6):e01469-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01469-15.

Authors

Brittany M Ott¹, Lidia Beka², Joerg Graf³, Rita V M Rio⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
² Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
³ Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
⁴ Department of Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA rita.rio@mail.wvu.edu.

Abstract

The Pedobacter sp. Hv1 strain was isolated from the medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana, mucosal castings. These mucosal sheds have been demonstrated to play a role in horizontal symbiont transmission. Here, we report the draft 4.9 Mbp genome sequence of Pedobacter sp. strain Hv1.

Grant support

R01 GM095390/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States