Genome Sequences of Two Tunisian Field Strains of Avian Mycoplasma, M. meleagridis and M. gallinarum

Elhem Yacoub (1) , Pascal Sirand-Pugnet (2) , Aurélien Barré (3) , Alain Blanchard (2) , Christophe Hubert (4) , Florence Maurier (3) , Emmanuel Bouilhol (3) , Boutheina Ben Abdelmoumen Mardassi (1)

1 Laboratoire des Mycoplasmes
2 BFP - Biologie du fruit et pathologie
3 CBIB - Centre de Bioinformatique de Bordeaux
4 CGFB - Centre Génomique Fonctionnelle Bordeaux [Bordeaux]

Mycoplasma meleagridis and Mycoplasma gallinarum are bacteria that affect birds, but little is known about the genetic basis of their interaction with chickens and other poultry. Here, we sequenced the genomes of M. meleagridis strain MM_26B8_IPT and M. gallinarum strain Mgn_IPT, both isolated from chickens showing respiratory symptoms, poor growth, reduction in hatchability, and loss of production.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology

Elhem Yacoub, Pascal Sirand-Pugnet, Aurélien Barré, Alain Blanchard, Christophe Hubert, et al.. Genome Sequences of Two Tunisian Field Strains of Avian Mycoplasma, M. meleagridis and M. gallinarum. Genome Announcements, 2016, 4 (3), pp.e00558-16. ⟨10.1128/genomeA.00558-16⟩. ⟨pasteur-02015202⟩