Complete Genome Sequences of Two Strains of the Meat Spoilage Bacterium Brochothrix thermosphacta Isolated from Ground Chicken

George C Paoli; Chandi Wijey; Ly-Huong Nguyen; Chin-Yi Chen; Xianghe Yan; Peter L Irwin

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01357-17

Complete Genome Sequences of Two Strains of the Meat Spoilage Bacterium Brochothrix thermosphacta Isolated from Ground Chicken

Genome Announc. 2017 Nov 22;5(47):e01357-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01357-17.

Authors

George C Paoli¹, Chandi Wijey², Ly-Huong Nguyen², Chin-Yi Chen², Xianghe Yan³, Peter L Irwin²

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Research Unit, USDA, Agriculture Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA George.Paoli@ars.usda.gov.
² Molecular Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Research Unit, USDA, Agriculture Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ Environmental Microbial & Food Safety Laboratory, USDA, Agriculture Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, USA.

Abstract

Brochothrix thermosphacta is an important meat spoilage bacterium. Here we report the genome sequences of two strains of B. thermosphacta isolated from ground chicken. The genome sequences were determined using long-read PacBio single-molecule real-time (SMRT) technology and are the first complete genome sequences reported for B. thermosphacta.