Complete Genome Sequences of Campylobacter jejuni Strains OD267 and WP2202 Isolated from Retail Chicken Livers and Gizzards Reveal the Presence of Novel 116-Kilobase and 119-Kilobase Megaplasmids with Type VI Secretion Systems

Daya Marasini; Mohamed K Fakhr

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01060-16

Complete Genome Sequences of Campylobacter jejuni Strains OD267 and WP2202 Isolated from Retail Chicken Livers and Gizzards Reveal the Presence of Novel 116-Kilobase and 119-Kilobase Megaplasmids with Type VI Secretion Systems

Genome Announc. 2016 Sep 29;4(5):e01060-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01060-16.

Authors

Daya Marasini¹, Mohamed K Fakhr²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biological Science, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
² Department of Biological Science, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA mohamed-fakhr@utulsa.edu.

Abstract

Genome sequences of Campylobacter jejuni strains OD267 and WP2202, isolated from chicken livers and gizzards, showed the presence of novel 116-kb and 119-kb megaplasmids, respectively. The two megaplasmids carry a type VI secretion system and tetracycline resistance genes. These are the largest sequenced Campylobacter plasmids to date.