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Draft Genome Sequence of Aeromonas veronii Hm21, a Symbiotic Isolate from the Medicinal Leech Digestive Tract

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Aeromonas veronii strain Hm21 was isolated from the digestive tract of the medicinal leech Hirudo verbana and has been used to identify genes that are important for host colonization. This species is also a symbiont in the gut of zebrafish and is a pathogen of mammals and fish. We present here a 4.68-Mbp draft genome sequence for Hm21.

Source: Genome Announcements

DOI: 10.1128/genomea.00800-13

Authors: Lindsey Bomar, W. Zac Stephens, Michael C. Nelson, Katrina Velle, Karen Guillemin, Joerg Graf

Institutions: University of Connecticut, University of Oregon

Language: English

Topic: Leech Biology and Applications

Subfield: Pharmacology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: National Science Foundation, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Awards: Functional Analysis of a Digestive-Tract Microbiome During Dietary Changes, CAREER: Establishment of Hirudo medicinalis as a model for digestive-tract symbioses, Microbial Ecology of the Zebrafish Intestine