Complete Genome Sequences of 11 Haemophilus ducreyi Isolates from Children with Cutaneous Lesions in Vanuatu and Ghana

Allan Pillay; Samantha S Katz; A Jeanine Abrams; Ronald C Ballard; Shirley V Simpson; Fasihah Taleo; Monica M Lahra; Dhwani Batra; Lori Rowe; David L Trees; Kingsley Asiedu; Cheng-Yen Chen

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00459-16

Complete Genome Sequences of 11 Haemophilus ducreyi Isolates from Children with Cutaneous Lesions in Vanuatu and Ghana

Genome Announc. 2016 Jul 7;4(4):e00459-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00459-16.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory Reference and Research Branch, Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevention, NCHHSTP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA apillay@cdc.gov.
² Laboratory Reference and Research Branch, Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevention, NCHHSTP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
³ Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
⁴ Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
⁵ Ministry of Health, Port Vila, Vanuatu.
⁶ World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for STD, Microbiology Department, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
⁷ Biotechnology Core Facility Branch, Division of Scientific Resources, NCEZID, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
⁸ Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

Abstract

Haemophilus ducreyi causes chancroid and has recently been shown to be a significant cause of cutaneous lesions in tropical or subtropical regions where yaws is endemic. Here, we report the draft genome assemblies for 11 cutaneous strains of Haemophilus ducreyi, isolated from children in Vanuatu and Ghana.

Grants and funding

CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States