First Draft Genome Sequences of Three Strains of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, Isolated from Hares and a Tick in France

Nora Madani; Philippe Giraud; Christiane Mendy; Cécile Colaneri; Emeline Cherchame; Moulay-Ali Cherfa; Céline Richomme; Anouk Decors; Guillaume Girault

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00993-17

First Draft Genome Sequences of Three Strains of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, Isolated from Hares and a Tick in France

Genome Announc. 2017 Nov 9;5(45):e00993-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00993-17.

Authors

Nora Madani¹, Philippe Giraud², Christiane Mendy³, Cécile Colaneri³, Emeline Cherchame³, Moulay-Ali Cherfa³, Céline Richomme⁴, Anouk Decors⁵, Guillaume Girault³

Affiliations

¹ University Paris-Est, Anses, Bacterial Zoonoses Unit, Animal Health Laboratory, Maisons-Alfort, France nora.madani@anses.fr.
² Veterinary Laboratory of Pas-de-Calais, Arras, France.
³ University Paris-Est, Anses, Bacterial Zoonoses Unit, Animal Health Laboratory, Maisons-Alfort, France.
⁴ Anses Nancy, Laboratory for Rabies and Wildlife, Malzéville, France.
⁵ National Hunting and Wildlife Agency, Research and Expertise Department, Le Perray en Yvelines, France.

Abstract

Here, we report the complete genome sequences of three strains of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica (11-789-5S, 11-935-13S, and 11-930-9S), isolated from brown hares and a tick during a tularemia outbreak in France, where tularemia is endemic.