This project is focused on improving our understanding of vector borne diseases caused by bacteria in the order Rickettsiales by obtaining further diverse genomes from the Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Orient
Although free living, members of the successful SAR11 group of marine alpha-proteobacteria contain a very small and A+T rich genome, two features that are typical of mitochondria and related obligate
aThe nucleotides incorporated to generate restriction sites are indicated in lower case. bPrimers designed based on R. typhi str. Wilmington genome sequence (NCBI acc. no. NC_006142).
Rickettsia sibirica sibirica is the causative agent of Siberian or North Asian tick typhus, a tick-borne rickettsiosis known to exist in Siberia and Eastern China. Here we present the draft genome of