Complete genome sequences of three ebola virus isolates from the 2014 outbreak in west Africa

T Hoenen; A Groseth; F Feldmann; A Marzi; H Ebihara; G Kobinger; S Günther; H Feldmann

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01331-14

Complete genome sequences of three ebola virus isolates from the 2014 outbreak in west Africa

Genome Announc. 2014 Dec 18;2(6):e01331-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01331-14.

Authors

T Hoenen¹, A Groseth², F Feldmann³, A Marzi², H Ebihara², G Kobinger⁴, S Günther⁵, H Feldmann⁶

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, USA thomas.hoenen@nih.gov feldmannh@niaid.nih.gov.
² Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, USA.
³ Rocky Mountain Veterinary Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, USA.
⁴ Special Pathogens Program, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
⁵ Bernard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
⁶ Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, USA Rocky Mountain Veterinary Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, USA Special Pathogens Program, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Bernard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany thomas.hoenen@nih.gov feldmannh@niaid.nih.gov.

Abstract

Here, we report the complete genome sequences, including the genome termini, of three Ebola virus isolates (species Zaire ebolavirus) originating from Guinea that are now being widely used in laboratories in North America for research regarding West African Ebola viruses.