title: Genome Sequences of 11 Brucella abortus Isolates from Persistently Infected Italian Regions.
abstract: Bovine brucellosis, typically caused by Brucella abortus, has been eradicated from much of the developed world. However, the disease remains prevalent in southern Italy, persisting as a public and livestock health concern. We report here the whole-genome sequences of 11 isolates from cattle (Bos taurus) and water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) that are representative of the current genetic diversity of B. abortus lineages circulating in Italy.
authors.affiliation: National and OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise, Teramo, Italy g.garofolo@izs.it.
authors.forename: Giuliano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garofolo
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Drees
authors.affiliation: National and OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Katiuscia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zilli
authors.affiliation: National and OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Ilenia
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Platone
authors.affiliation: National and OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ancora
authors.affiliation: National and OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cammà
authors.affiliation: National and OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Massis
authors.affiliation: National and OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Calistri
authors.affiliation: National and OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Di Giannatale