title: Complete genome sequence of Streptococcus agalactiae strain SA20-06, a fish pathogen associated to meningoencephalitis outbreaks.
abstract: Streptococcus agalactiae (Lancefield group B; GBS) is the causative agent of meningoencephalitis in fish, mastitis in cows, and neonatal sepsis in humans. Meningoencephalitis is a major health problem for tilapia farming and is responsible for high economic losses worldwide. Despite its importance, the genomic characteristics and the main molecular mechanisms involved in virulence of S. agalactiae isolated from fish are still poorly understood. Here, we present the genomic features of the 1,820,886 bp long complete genome sequence of S. agalactiae SA20-06 isolated from a meningoencephalitis outbreak in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from Brazil, and its annotation, consisting of 1,710 protein-coding genes (excluding pseudogenes), 7 rRNA operons, 79 tRNA genes and 62 pseudogenes.
authors.affiliation: AQUAVET- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Diseases, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil ; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ulisses de Pádua
authors.initials: Ude P
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Anderson
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodrigues Dos Santos
authors.forename: Syed Shah
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Flávia Figueira
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Aburjaile
authors.forename: Siomar de Castro
authors.initials: Sde C
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Rommel Thiago Jucá
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Adriana Ribeiro
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.forename: Luís Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: Sintia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Silva de Almeida
authors.forename: Carlos Augusto Almeida
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Diniz
authors.forename: Maria Silvanira
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gomes de Sá
authors.forename: Amjad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Syeda Marriam
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bakhtiar
authors.forename: Fernanda Alves
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Dorella
authors.forename: Adhemar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zerlotini
authors.forename: Flávio Marcos Gomes
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Laura Rabelo
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: Guilherme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Anderson
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Vasco
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: Henrique César Pereira
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
keywords: Streptococcus agalactiae; fish pathogen; genome sequencing