Whole genome sequencing of Borrelia miyamotoi isolate Izh-4: reference for a complex bacterial genome.
Konstantin V KuleshovGabriele MargosVolker FingerleJoris KoetsveldIrina A GoptarMikhail L MarkelovNadezhda M KolyasnikovaDenis S SarksyanNina P KirdyashkinaGerman A ShipulinJoppe W HoviusAlexander E PlatonovPublished in: BMC genomics (2020)
We here describe the genome of a Russian B. miyamotoi clinical isolate, providing a solid basis for future comparative genomics of B. miyamotoi isolates. This will be a great impetus for further basic, molecular and epidemiological research on this emerging tick-borne pathogen.