Mehari, Yohannes T.


Publications
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The inside scoop: Comparative genomics of two intranuclear bacteria, “Candidatus Berkiella cookevillensis” and “Candidatus Berkiella aquae”

Citation
Kidane et al. (2022). PLOS ONE 17 (12)
Names
Ca. Berkiella aquae Ca. Berkiella cookevillensis
Abstract
“Candidatus Berkiella cookevillensis” (strain CC99) and “Candidatus Berkiella aquae” (strain HT99), belonging to the Coxiellaceae family, are gram-negative bacteria isolated from amoebae in biofilms present in human-constructed water systems. Both bacteria are obligately intracellular, requiring host cells for growth and replication. The intracellular bacteria-containing vacuoles of both bacteria closely associate with or enter the nuclei of their host cells. In this study, we analyzed the genom

Draft Genome Sequences of Two Novel Amoeba-Resistant Intranuclear Bacteria, “ Candidatus Berkiella cookevillensis” and “ Candidatus Berkiella aquae”

Citation
Mehari et al. (2016). Genome Announcements 4 (1)
Names
Ca. Berkiella aquae Ca. Berkiella cookevillensis
Abstract
ABSTRACT “ Candidatus Berkiella cookevillensis” and “ Candidatus Berkiella aquae” are obligate intranuclear endosymbionts of freshwater amoebae. Here, we present the draft genome sequences of these two bacteria, with total sizes of 2,990,361 bp and 3,626,027 bp, respectively.