Genome Sequence of Enterococcus mundtii EM01, Isolated from Bombyx mori Midgut and Responsible for Flacherie Disease in Silkworms Reared on an Artificial Diet.

Beatriz De Diego-Diaz,Vinicius Da Silva Duarte,Silvia Cappellozza,Andrea Squartini,Stefano Campanaro,Alessio Saviane,Laura Treu

doi:10.1128/genomea.01495-17

Abstract

ABSTRACTThe whole genome sequence of Enterococcus mundtii strain EM01 is reported here. The isolate proved to be the cause of flacherie in Bombyx mori. To date, the genomes of 11 other E. mundtii strains have been sequenced. EM01 is the only strain that displayed active pathological effects on its associated animal species.

Highlights

The whole genome sequence of Enterococcus mundtii strain EM01 is reported here
The sequenced strains were isolated from different sources and are QU25 [8, 9], EMB156 (GenBank accession number NZ_CP022340), ATCC 882 [10], CRL1656 [11], CRL35 [6], QAUEM2808 [7], SL_16 [12], DSM 4838 (NZ_JXKV01000001), CGB1038-1_S1 (NZ_MSTR01000001), 6B1_DIV0119 (NZ_NGMS01000001), and C2 (NZ_FOUC01000001)
Strain EM01 was isolated in Italy in 2008 from 5th-instar larvae of the silkworm, Bombyx mori, reared on a nonsterile artificial diet based on mulberry leaves [13]

Summary

Introduction

The whole genome sequence of Enterococcus mundtii strain EM01 is reported here. The isolate proved to be the cause of flacherie in Bombyx mori. There are already 11 available genome sequences from this species. The sequenced strains were isolated from different sources and are QU25 [8, 9], EMB156 (GenBank accession number NZ_CP022340), ATCC 882 [10], CRL1656 [11], CRL35 [6], QAUEM2808 [7], SL_16 [12], DSM 4838 (NZ_JXKV01000001), CGB1038-1_S1 (NZ_MSTR01000001), 6B1_DIV0119 (NZ_NGMS01000001), and C2 (NZ_FOUC01000001). The genome sequences are complete for two of these strains, QU25 and EMB156.

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