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Complete Genome Sequence of the Novel Leech Symbiont Mucinivorans hirudinis M3 T

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Mucinivorans hirudinis M3(T) was isolated from the digestive tract of the medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana, and is the type species of a new genus within the Rikenellaceae. Here, we report the complete annotated genome sequence of this bacterium.

Source: Genome Announcements

DOI: 10.1128/genomea.01530-14

Authors: Michael C. Nelson, Lindsey Bomar, Joerg Graf

Institution: University of Connecticut

Language: English

Topic: Leech Biology and Applications

Subfield: Pharmacology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Award: Functional Analysis of a Digestive-Tract Microbiome During Dietary Changes