Genome Sequences of Two Tunisian Field Strains of Avian Mycoplasma, M. meleagridis and M. gallinarum.
Mycoplasma meleagridis and Mycoplasma gallinarum are bacteria that affect birds, but little is known about the genetic basis of their interaction with chickens and other poultry. Here, we sequenced the genomes of M. meleagridis strain MM_26B8_IPT and M. gallinarum strain Mgn_IPT, both isolated from chickens showing respiratory symptoms, poor growth, reduction in hatchability, and loss of production.
Unit of Mycoplasmas, Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Vaccinology and Biotechnology Development, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
Elhem
E
Yacoub
INRA, UMR 1332 de Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, Villenave d'Ornon, France Université of Bordeaux, UMR 1332 de Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, Villenave d'Ornon, France.
Pascal
P
Sirand-Pugnet
Centre de Bioinformatique et de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CBiB, Université of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
Aurélien
A
Barré
INRA, UMR 1332 de Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, Villenave d'Ornon, France Université of Bordeaux, UMR 1332 de Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, Villenave d'Ornon, France.
Alain
A
Blanchard
Plateforme Génome-Transcritpome de Bordeaux, CGFB, Université of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
Christophe
C
Hubert
Centre de Bioinformatique et de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CBiB, Université of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
Florence
F
Maurier
Centre de Bioinformatique et de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CBiB, Université of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
Emmanuel
E
Bouilhol
Unit of Mycoplasmas, Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Vaccinology and Biotechnology Development, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia boutheina.mardassi@pasteur.rns.tn.
Boutheina
B
Ben Abdelmoumen Mardassi