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Research Project: Genomic Intervention Strategies to Prevent and/or Treat Respiratory Diseases of Ruminants

Location: Animal Health Genomics

Title: Complete genome sequence of Moraxella bovis strain Epp63, an etiologic agent of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis

Author
item LOY, JOHN - University Of Nebraska
item Dickey, Aaron
item Clawson, Michael - Mike

Submitted to: Microbiology Resource Announcements
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/6/2018
Publication Date: 8/30/2018
Citation: Loy, J.D., Dickey, A.M., Clawson, M.L. 2018. Complete genome sequence of Moraxella bovis strain Epp63, an etiologic agent of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 7(8):1-2. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA01004.18.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA01004.18

Interpretive Summary: Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), also known as “pinkeye”, is a significant eye disease of cattle worldwide. IBK is caused by members of the bacterial species Moraxella bovis. Surprisingly, a complete genome sequence for M. bovis was not available in public databases as recently as early 2018. Accordingly, we sequenced the genome of a particular M. bovis strain, Epp-63 (300), that has been used extensively for decades in IBK research. Because of the importance of Epp-63 (300) to the research community, we are announcing that the genome has been produced and is now publicly available.

Technical Abstract: We report the complete closed genome sequence of Moraxella bovis strain Epp-63 (300). This strain was isolated from an infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) case in 1963. Since then, Epp-63 has been used extensively for IBK research. Consequently, the genome sequence of Epp-63 should help elucidate IBK host-pathogen interactions.