title: Complete genome sequence of Melissococcus plutonius ATCC 35311.
abstract: We report the first completely annotated genome sequence of Melissococcus plutonius ATCC 35311. M. plutonius is a one-genus, one-species bacterium and the etiological agent of European foulbrood of the honeybee. The genome sequence will provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying its pathogenicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: Kayo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.forename: Rie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okura
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kirikae
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Takamatsu
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osaki
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyoshi-Akiyama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001516:Bees / Q000382:microbiology*; D056569:Enterococcaceae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data