title: Complete genome sequences of Brucella melitensis strains M28 and M5-90, with different virulence backgrounds.
abstract: Brucella melitensis is a Gram-negative coccobacillus bacteria belonging to the Alphaproteobacteria subclass. It is an important zoonotic pathogen that causes brucellosis, a disease affecting sheep, cattle, and sometimes humans. The B. melitensis strain M5-90, a live attenuated vaccine cultured from the B. melitensis virulent strain M28, has been an effective tool to control brucellosis in goats and sheep in China. Here we report the complete genome sequences of B. melitensis M28 and M5-90, strains with different virulence backgrounds, which will serve as a valuable reference for future studies.
authors.affiliation: Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 427 Maduan Street, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fangkun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Sen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yuzhe
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Zujian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Wenxing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhigao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002004:Brucella Vaccine / Q000235:genetics; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D002681:China; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D006041:Goats; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D002004:Brucella Vaccine; D004269:DNA, Bacterial