DOI: 10.1128/mra.00362-23 ISSN:
Completed genomes for Rickettsia rickettsii isolated from ticks and quality controlled for motility phenotype
Adam M. Nock, Tina R. Clark, Kent Barbian, Craig Martens, Ted Hackstadt- Genetics
- Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)
- Molecular Biology
ABSTRACT
Complete genomes of Rickettsia rickettsii were sequenced with Illumina and PacBio technologies from low-passage isolates from ticks. These isolates were quality controlled for intact roaM , a regulator of actin-based motility that is negatively selected for in culture. The Sheila Smith strain was re-sequenced using the same methodology.