Journal article
Complete genome sequence of a Streptococcus pyogenes serotype M12 scarlet fever outbreak isolate from China, compiled using Oxford Nanopore and Illumina sequencing
Y You, Y Kou, L Niu, Q Jia, Y Liu, MR Davies, MJ Walker, J Zhu, J Zhang
Genome Announcements | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY | Published : 2018
Abstract
The incidence of scarlet fever cases remains high in China. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of a Streptococcus pyogenes isolate of serotype M12, which has been confirmed as the predominant serotype in recent outbreaks. Genome sequencing was achieved by a combination of Oxford Nanopore MinION and Illumina methodologies.
Grants
Awarded by Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by a grant from the State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (SKLID) (grant 2014SKLID102) of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The Wellcome Trust UK funded the Illumina genome sequencing. The funders played no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, interpretation, or writing of this report.