First draft genome sequence of a human Coxiella burnetii isolate, originating from the largest Q fever outbreak ever reported, the Netherlands, 2007 to 2010.

Authors: Hammerl, J A and Mertens, K and Sprague, L D and Hackert, V H and Buijs, J and Hoebe, C J and Henning, K and Neubauer, H and Al Dahouk, S

In 2009, Coxiella burnetii caused a large regional outbreak of Q fever in South Limburg, the Netherlands. Here, we announce the genome draft sequence of a human C. burnetii isolate, strain NL-Limburg, originating from this outbreak, including a brief summary of the genome's general features. Copyright © 2015 Hammerl et al.

Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00445-15
Year: 2015

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