title: Draft genome sequence of Turicella otitidis ATCC 51513, isolated from middle ear fluid from a child with otitis media.
abstract: Turicella otitidis is an unusual corynebacterium with a controversial role in otitis media in children. Metabolic capabilities deduced from the draft genome indicate its adaptation to habitats on the human skin and in the intestine. The lack of candidate virulence factors implies that T. otitidis has a low pathogenic potential.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Genomforschung und Systembiologie, Centrum für Biotechnologie, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Karina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brinkrolf
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knecht
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rückert
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tauch
mesh_terms: D039903:Actinobacteria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002648:Child; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000382:microbiology; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000382:microbiology; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D053858:Metabolic Networks and Pathways / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000382:microbiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014774:Virulence; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D037521:Virulence Factors