Complete microbial genomes for public health in Australia and the Southwest Pacific. Issue 12 (12th December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baines, Sarah L.; da Silva, Anders Gonçalves; Carter, Glen P.; Jennison, Amy; Rathnayake, Irani; Graham, Rikki M.; Sintchenko, Vitali; Wang, Qinning; Rockett, Rebecca J.; Timms, Verlaine J.; Martinez, Elena; Ballard, Susan; Tomita, Takehiro; Isles, Nicole; Horan, Kristy A.; Pitchers, William; Stinear, Timothy P.; Williamson, Deborah A.; Howden, Benjamin P.; Seemann, Torsten
• Is Part Of: Microbial genomics. Volume 6:Issue 12(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-12-12
• Subjects: public health microbiology -- genomics -- reference genomes; Microbial genomics -- Periodicals; 572.8629
• DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000471
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2057-5858

Abstract

Abstract : Complete genomes of microbial pathogens are essential for the phylogenomic analyses that increasingly underpin core public health laboratory activities. Here, we announce a BioProject (PRJNA556438) dedicated to sharing complete genomes chosen to represent a range of pathogenic bacteria with regional importance to Australia and the Southwest Pacific; enriching the catalogue of globally available complete genomes for public health while providing valuable strains to regional public health microbiology laboratories. In this first step, we present 26 complete high-quality bacterial genomes. Additionally, we describe here a framework for reconstructing complete microbial genomes and highlight some of the challenges and considerations for accurate and reproducible genome reconstruction.