Draft Genome Sequences of Two Clostridium Isolates from the Poultry Gastrointestinal Tract

Jitendra Keshri; Rocio Ramirez; Raja Chalghoumi; Johnna K Garrish; Bruce S Seal; Brian B Oakley

doi:10.1128/MRA.00137-20

Draft Genome Sequences of Two Clostridium Isolates from the Poultry Gastrointestinal Tract

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 May 28;9(22):e00137-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00137-20.

Authors

Jitendra Keshri¹, Rocio Ramirez^{1

2}, Raja Chalghoumi³, Johnna K Garrish⁴, Bruce S Seal⁵, Brian B Oakley⁶

Affiliations

¹ College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, USA.
² Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, USA.
³ Animal Science Department, College of Agriculture of Mateur, University of Carthage, Mateur, Bizerte, Tunisia.
⁴ Poultry Microbiological Safety and Processing Research Unit, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. National Poultry Center, Athens, Georgia, USA.
⁵ Biology Program, Oregon State University Cascades, Bend, Oregon, USA.
⁶ College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, USA boakley@westernu.edu.

Abstract

Here, we announce the draft genome sequences of two Clostridium strains, C8-1-8 and C2-6-12, isolated from the cecal contents of commercial broiler chickens (in Athens, GA). These strains may represent potentially novel species within the genus Clostridium, and these draft genomes allow further investigation into potential probiotics for poultry.