Genome Sequence of Streptococcus phocae subsp. phocae Strain ATCC 51973T Isolated from a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

Streptococcus phocae subsp. phocae is a pathogen that affects different pinniped and mammalian species. This announcement reports the genome sequence of the type strain ATCC 51973 isolated in Norway from clinical specimens of harbor seal (Phoca vitulina), revealing interesting genes related to possi...

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Published in:Genome Announcements
Main Authors: Avendaño-Herrera, Ruben, Poblete-Morales, Matías
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4653777/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26586875
https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01307-15
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Summary:Streptococcus phocae subsp. phocae is a pathogen that affects different pinniped and mammalian species. This announcement reports the genome sequence of the type strain ATCC 51973 isolated in Norway from clinical specimens of harbor seal (Phoca vitulina), revealing interesting genes related to possible virulence factors.