Draft genome sequencing of Brucella melitensis isolated from aborted Iraqi sheep

Yahia I Khudhair; Hayder Naji Ayyez; Rosa Estela Quiroz-Castañeda; Fernando Martínez-Ocampo; Mourad Ben Said

doi:10.1128/mra.01213-23

Draft genome sequencing of Brucella melitensis isolated from aborted Iraqi sheep

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Apr 11;13(4):e0121323. doi: 10.1128/mra.01213-23. Epub 2024 Mar 15.

Authors

Yahia I Khudhair¹, Hayder Naji Ayyez², Rosa Estela Quiroz-Castañeda³, Fernando Martínez-Ocampo⁴, Mourad Ben Said^{5

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Al Qadisiyah, Al Diwaniyah, Iraq.
² Unit of Zoonotic Disease Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al Diwaniyah, Iraq.
³ Laboratory of Anaplasmosis, National Center for Disciplinary Research in Animal Health and Safety, INIFAP, Jiutepec, Morelos, Mexico.
⁴ Postdoctoral Stay Program in Mexico 2022(3), Academic Modality-Initial, CONAHCYT, Mexico City, Mexico, Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Genomics Laboratory, Cellular Dynamics Research Center (CIDC) Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
⁵ Laboratory of Microbiology, National School of Veterinary Medicine of Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, Manouba, Tunisia.
⁶ Department of Basic Sciences, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, Manouba, Tunisia.

Abstract

Brucellosis remains a significant zoonotic disease, with Brucella melitensis maintaining endemicity in Middle Eastern nations. This study presents the draft genome sequencing of an Iraqi B. melitensis strain, representing a crucial step in monitoring virulence, antimicrobial resistance, and exploring the diversity and evolution of the Brucella genus.

Keywords: Brucella melitensis; Iraq; aborted sheep; brucellosis.