Complete Genome Sequence of Francisella sp. Strain LA11-2445 (FDC406), a Novel Francisella Species Isolated from a Human Skin Lesion

Caroline Öhrman; Ingrid Uneklint; Linda Karlsson; Laurel Respicio-Kingry; Mats Forsman; Jeannine M Petersen; Andreas Sjödin

doi:10.1128/MRA.01233-20

Complete Genome Sequence of Francisella sp. Strain LA11-2445 (FDC406), a Novel Francisella Species Isolated from a Human Skin Lesion

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Jan 14;10(2):e01233-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01233-20.

Authors

Caroline Öhrman¹, Ingrid Uneklint¹, Linda Karlsson¹, Laurel Respicio-Kingry², Mats Forsman¹, Jeannine M Petersen², Andreas Sjödin³

Affiliations

¹ Swedish Defence Research Agency, CBRN Defence and Security, Umeå, Sweden.
² Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Bacterial Diseases Branch, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
³ Swedish Defence Research Agency, CBRN Defence and Security, Umeå, Sweden andreas.sjodin@foi.se.

Abstract

Here, we present the 2,139,666-bp circular chromosome of Francisella sp. strain LA11-2445 (FDC406), a proposed novel species of Francisella that was isolated from a human cutaneous lesion and is related to Francisella species from marine environments.