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1Department of Bacteriology, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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|May 25, 2013
Abstract:
Haemophilus parasuis serotype 4 is a Gram-negative pathogen that is the most prevalent H. parasuis serovar in the world, but its genome sequence information has not yet been reported. Thus, we determined the genome of H. parasuis strain gx033, a serovar 4 strain isolated from a lung specimen of a diseased piglet in southwestern China. Here, we present the first draft genome sequence of this species.
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