Draft Genome Sequence of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis STIR-GUS-F2f7, a Highly Virulent Strain Recovered from Diseased Red Nile Tilapia Farmed in Europe

Citation

Ramirez-Paredes J, Larsson P, Wehner S, Bekaert M, Ohrman C, Metselaar M, Thompson KD, Richards R, Penman D & Adams A (2017) Draft Genome Sequence of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis STIR-GUS-F2f7, a Highly Virulent Strain Recovered from Diseased Red Nile Tilapia Farmed in Europe. Genome Announcements, 5 (11), Art. No.: e01555-16. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01555-16

Abstract
A highly virulent strain of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis, STIR-GUS-F2f7, was isolated from moribund red Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) farmed in Europe. In this communication, the complete genome sequencing of this bacterium is reported.

Journal
Genome Announcements: Volume 5, Issue 11

People

Professor Randolph Richards

Emeritus Professor, Institute of Aquaculture