title: First Draft Genome Sequence of a Human Coxiella burnetii Isolate, Originating from the Largest Q Fever Outbreak Ever Reported, the Netherlands, 2007 to 2010.
abstract: In 2009, Coxiella burnetii caused a large regional outbreak of Q fever in South Limburg, the Netherlands. Here, we announce the genome draft sequence of a human C. burnetii isolate, strain NL-Limburg, originating from this outbreak, including a brief summary of the genome's general features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Safety, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany jens.hammerl@web.de.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hammerl
authors.affiliation: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute for Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, National Reference Laboratory for Fever, Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mertens
authors.affiliation: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute for Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, National Reference Laboratory for Fever, Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Sprague
authors.affiliation: Public Health Service South Limburg, Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases, and Environmental Health, Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Hackert
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buijs
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hoebe
authors.affiliation: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute for Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, National Reference Laboratory for Fever, Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Henning
authors.affiliation: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute for Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, National Reference Laboratory for Fever, Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Neubauer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al Dahouk