Draft genomes of 16 Bartonella henselae strains from cats in Valdivia, Chile

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2023 Nov 16;12(11):e0064823. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00648-23. Epub 2023 Oct 17.

Abstract

Bartonella henselae is a primary zoonotic agent, having cats as asymptomatic reservoirs. In humans, it causes cat scratch disease. Here, we report the whole genome sequences of 16 strains isolated from cats in Valdivia city, Southern Chile. Strains showed little variability in the multilocus sequence typing profiles.

Keywords: Bartonella henselae; WGS; bartonellosis; cat scratch disease; felids.