title: Draft Genome Sequences of Two South African Bacillus anthracis Strains.
abstract: Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive bacterium that causes anthrax, mainly in herbivores through exotoxins and capsule produced on plasmids, pXO1 and pXO2. This paper compares the whole-genome sequences of two B. anthracis strains from an endemic region and a sporadic outbreak in South Africa. Sequencing was done using next-generation sequencing technologies.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Platform, Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort, South Africa Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa University of South Africa College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Florida Campus, Florida, South Africa.
authors.forename: Kgaugelo E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Lekota
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Platform, Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort, South Africa.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mafofo
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa University of South Africa College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Florida Campus, Florida, South Africa.
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Madoroba
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Platform, Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort, South Africa.
authors.forename: Jasper
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa.
authors.forename: Henriette
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3577-1273
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van Heerden
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Platform, Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort, South Africa muchadeyif@arc.agric.za.
authors.forename: Farai C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Muchadeyi