Yersinia pestis 2501 Genome sequencing and assembly. Yersinia pestis 2501

A new natural plague focus emerged in Junggar Basin region since 2005.We selected strain 2501 that isolated from the main host, Rhombomys opimus, of this region to decipher its genome by the next-generation sequencing technology. The genome sequence of strain 2501 will help to provide information on the evolution and spread process of Y. pestis from other foci to this region, as well as improve the survillence and control the plague epidemic in the local focus.