New Microbes and New Infections (Jan 2018)

Genome sequence of “Leucobacter massiliensis” sp. nov. isolated from human pharynx after travel to the 2014 Hajj

  • T. Leangapichart,
  • P. Gautret,
  • T.T. Nguyen,
  • N. Armstrong,
  • J.-M. Rolain

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21
pp. 42 – 48

Abstract

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“Leucobacter massiliensis” strain 122RC15T sp. nov. is a new species within the genus Leucobacter. The genome of this strain is described here. It was isolated from the pharynx of a 76-year-old Algerian female after travelling from the 2014 Hajj. “Leucobacter massiliensis” is a Gram-positive, aerobic bacillus. Here we describe the features including complete genome and annotation of this strain. The 3 136 406-bp long genome contains 2797 protein-coding genes and 49 RNA genes. Keywords: Culturomics, genome, Hajj, Leucobacter massiliensis, new species, taxonogenomics