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Research Project: Identification of the Ecological Niches and Development of Intervention Strategies to Reduce Pathogenic Foodborne Pathogens in Poultry

Location: Food and Feed Safety Research

Title: Genome sequence of a Providencia stuartii strain isolated from Lucilia sericata salivary glands

Author
item YUAN, YE - Texas A&M University
item ZHANG, YU - Texas A&M University
item FU, SHUHUA - Texas A&M University
item Crippen, Tawni - Tc
item VISI, DAVID - University Of North Texas
item BENBOW, M - Michigan State University
item ALLEN, MICHAEL - University Of North Texas
item TOMBERLIN, JEFFERY - Texas A&M University
item SZE, SING-HOI - Texas A&M University
item TARONE, AARON - Texas A&M University

Submitted to: American Society for Microbiology, Genome Announcements
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/7/2017
Publication Date: 4/27/2017
Citation: Yuan, Y., Zhang, Y., Fu, S., Crippen, T.L., Visi, D.K., Benbow, M.E., Allen, M.S., Tomberlin, J.K., Sze, S., Tarone, A.M. 2017. Genome sequence of a Providencia stuartii strain isolated from Lucilia sericata salivary glands. American Society for Microbiology, Genome Announcements. 5(17):e00250-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00250-17.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00250-17

Interpretive Summary: This is the first announcement of the sequencing and assembly of the bacterial genome of a Providencia stuartii isolated from the salivary glands of the blow fly, Lucilia sericata. This fly is a prominent species in decomposition ecology and important to agricultural, medical and forensic science. This bacterial strain has been shown, in our laboratory, to be an attractant to a blow fly species, as well as having influencing on fly behavior and life history. It was found as a coinfection with Proteus mirabilis strain WOOD.

Technical Abstract: We present the draft genome sequence of a Providencia stuartii strain derived from salivary glands of larval Lucilia sericata; a common blow fly important to forensic, medical and veterinary science. The genome sequence will help dissect coinfections involving Providencia stuartii and Proteus mirabilis, as well as blow fly-bacteria interactions.