Complete Genome Sequence of Rickettsia parkeri Strain Black Gap.
Sandor E KarpathyChristopher D PaddockStephanie L GrizzardDhwani BatraLori A RoweDavid T GauthierPublished in: Microbiology resource announcements (2021)
A unique genotype of Rickettsia parkeri, designated R. parkeri strain Black Gap, has thus far been associated exclusively with the North American tick, Dermacentor parumapertus. The compete genome consists of a single circular chromosome with 1,329,522 bp and a G+C content of 32.5%.