Complete Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus sp. Strain W8901, a Human Clinical Specimen, Assembled Using MiSeq and MinION Sequence Data

Christopher A Gulvik; Dhwani Batra; Dakota T Howard; Milli Sheth; Ben W Humrighouse; Justin Lee; John R McQuiston; Brent A Lasker

doi:10.1128/MRA.00613-21

Complete Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus sp. Strain W8901, a Human Clinical Specimen, Assembled Using MiSeq and MinION Sequence Data

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Sep 2;10(35):e0061321. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00613-21. Epub 2021 Sep 2.

Authors

Christopher A Gulvik¹, Dhwani Batra², Dakota T Howard², Milli Sheth², Ben W Humrighouse¹, Justin Lee², John R McQuiston¹, Brent A Lasker¹

Affiliations

¹ Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Scientific Resources, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Abstract

Rhodococcus sp. strain W8901 is a Gram-positive, aerobic, mycolic acid-containing coccobacillus obtained from a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Here, we report on the complete, circular genome sequence obtained using Illumina MiSeq and Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION reads in order to better resolve the phylogeny of a rare pathogen.