Abstract
Taylorella equigenitalis is the causative agent of contagious equine metritis (CEM), a sexually transmitted infection of horses. We report here the genome sequence of T. equigenitalis strain ERC_G2224, isolated in 2015 from a semen sample collected in 1996 from a Lipizzaner stallion in South Africa.
Highlights
Taylorella equigenitalis is the causative agent of contagious equine metritis (CEM), a sexually transmitted infection of horses
Taylorella equigenitalis is a slow-growing microaerophilic Gram-negative coccobacillus, classified in the Burkholderiales order and the Alcaligenaceae family [1]. It is the etiological agent of contagious equine metritis (CEM), a highly contagious sexually transmitted infection of horses characterized in infected mares by mucopurulent vaginal discharge and various degrees of vaginitis, cervicitis, and endometritis, and it may result in temporary infertility or early embryonic death [2]
We report here the genome sequence of T. equigenitalis ERC_G2224, which was isolated in 2015 from a stored frozen (-80°C) semen sample collected in 1996 from an asymptomatic carrier Lipizzaner stallion from a property in Gauteng (South Africa)
Summary
Taylorella equigenitalis is the causative agent of contagious equine metritis (CEM), a sexually transmitted infection of horses. It is the etiological agent of contagious equine metritis (CEM), a highly contagious sexually transmitted infection of horses characterized in infected mares by mucopurulent vaginal discharge and various degrees of vaginitis, cervicitis, and endometritis, and it may result in temporary infertility or early embryonic death [2]. The long-term presence of T. equigenitalis as a colonist of the external genitalia does not cause clinical signs, and asymptomatic carrier mares have been reported [2].
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