title: Genome Sequence of Streptococcus phocae subsp. phocae Strain ATCC 51973T Isolated from a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina).
abstract: Streptococcus phocae subsp. phocae is a pathogen that affects different pinniped and mammalian species. This announcement reports the genome sequence of the type strain ATCC 51973 isolated in Norway from clinical specimens of harbor seal (Phoca vitulina), revealing interesting genes related to possible virulence factors.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Patología de Organismos Acuáticos y Biotecnología Acuícola, Universidad Andrés Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Concepción, Chile Centro de Investigación Marina Quintay, CIMARQ, Quintay, Chile ravendano@unab.cl.
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Avendaño-Herrera
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Patología de Organismos Acuáticos y Biotecnología Acuícola, Universidad Andrés Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Concepción, Chile.
authors.forename: Matías
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poblete-Morales