Streptococcus sp. nov. VT 162

Whole genome sequence of Streptococcus sp. VT-162

ORGANISM INFORMATION

Description	Streptococcus sp. VT-162
Genbank BioProject	PRJNA227244
Genbank BioSample	SAMN02401018
Taxonomy ID	2401018

ASSEMBLY INFORMATION

Genome Size	2,045,418 bp
Sequencing	Illumina MiSeq HiSeq 2500
Coverage	345X
G+C content	41.1%.

ANNOTATION

Sequence annotation	NCBI Prokaryotic Genome Annotation Pipeline RAST
Protein-coding sequences	1,935
RNA genes	38
tRNAs	34
rRNAs	3
ncRNA	1

CITATION

Vecherkovskaya, M. F., Tetz, G. V., & Tetz, V. V. (2014). Complete Genome Sequence of the Streptococcus sp. strain VT-162, Isolated from the Saliva of Pediatric Oncohematology Patients. Genome Announcements; 2(4), e00647-14.

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Publication Type	Journal Article
Authors	George Tetz Maria F. Vecherkovskaya Victor Tetz
Abstract	Streptococcus sp. strain VT 162 was isolated from the saliva of pediatric oncohematology patients. Its full genome is 2,045,418 bp. The availability of this genome will provide insights into the composition of microbial flora among pediatric oncohematology patients and the host interaction and pathogenicity of this species.
Year of Publication	2014
Journal	Genome announcements
DOI	10.1128/genomeA.00647-14

Sequence data can be used to Define:

Role of Streptococcus sp. strain VT-162 in human pathologies and carcinogenicity
Role of Streptococcus sp. strain VT-162 in Microbiota Diseases
Phylogenetic and taxonomy analysis
Role of Streptococcus sp. strain VT-162 in resistome
Role of Streptococcus sp. strain VT-162 in the distribution of virulence genes