Journal article

Complete genome sequence of Moraxella catarrhalis strain CCRI- 195ME, isolated from the middle ear

A Tan, LV Blakeway, LO Bakaletz, M Boitano, TA Clark, J Korlach, MP Jennings, IR Peak, KL Seib

Genome Announcements | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY | Published : 2017

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Abstract

Moraxella catarrhalis is an important bacterial pathogen that causes otitis media and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of M. catarrhalis strain CCRI-195ME, which contains the phase-variable epigenetic regulator ModM3.

University of Melbourne Researchers

Grants

Awarded by National Institutes of Health


Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) project grant 1099279 and Career Development Fellowship 1045235 to K.L.S. and program grant 1071659 to M.P.J. A.T. is supported by a Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Research Training Fellowship. M. catarrhalis CCRI-ME195 was collected via support of grant N01 AI30040 from the NIH/NIAID to M. A. Apicella, PI (L.O.B., subcontract PI).