Complete genome sequence of Rickettsia slovaca, the agent of tick-borne lymphadenitis

J Bacteriol. 2012 Mar;194(6):1612. doi: 10.1128/JB.06625-11.

Abstract

The present study reports the complete and annotated genome sequence of the human pathogen Rickettsia slovaca strain 13-B, which was isolated from a Dermacentor tick in Slovakia in 1968. The 1.27-Mb genome provides further insights into the acquisition of virulence related to genome reduction in Rickettsia species.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Dermacentor / microbiology
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Humans
  • Lymphadenitis / microbiology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Rickettsia / genetics*
  • Rickettsia / isolation & purification
  • Rickettsia / pathogenicity
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Slovakia
  • Tick-Borne Diseases / microbiology
  • Virulence Factors / genetics

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Virulence Factors

Associated data

  • GENBANK/CP002428