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Research Project: Molecular Identification and Characterization of Bacterial and Viral Pathogens Associated with Foods

Location: Produce Safety and Microbiology Research

Title: Complete genome sequence of the Arcobacter skirrowii type strain LMG 6621

Author
item Miller, William - Bill
item Yee, Emma

Submitted to: Microbiology Resource Announcements
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/11/2018
Publication Date: 11/1/2018
Citation: Miller, W.G., Yee, E. 2018. Complete genome sequence of the Arcobacter skirrowii type strain LMG 6621. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 7(17):e01308-18. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01308-18.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01308-18

Interpretive Summary: Arcobacter species are isolated from livestock, such as cows, pigs and sheep. Two of the first three Arcobacter species to be described were isolated from veterinary samples: from feces, preputial fluids and aborted livestock fetuses. Although primarily recovered from cattle, Arcobacter skirrowii has been isolated from other food animals and is infrequently associated with human illness. The type strain of the species was isolated in 1980 in the United Kingdom from a lamb diarrheal fecal sample. This study presents the chromosomal DNA sequence of the A. skirrowii type strain. The A. skirrowii chromosome is one of the smallest characterized within Arcobacter. It contains a small number of pathways that permit the detection of environmental signals. Also, unlike other many other arcobacters it cannot degrade urea, synthesize vitamin B12 and fix atmospheric nitrogen. The genome of A. skirrowii is consistent with its association with a mammalian host, indicating that its ability to survive in the environment is greatly reduced.

Technical Abstract: Arcobacter skirrowii is a species of veterinary importance, originally recovered from the feces, aborted fetuses and preputial fluids of livestock. We present here the whole-genome sequence of the A. skirrowii type strain LMG 6621 (=449/80T =CCUG 10374T), isolated in the United Kingdom from a lamb diarrheal fecal sample.