Complete genome sequence of Riemerella anatipestifer type strain (ATCC 11845 T )

Riemerella anatipestifer (Hendrickson and Hilbert 1932) Segers et al. 1993 is the type species of the genus Riemerella , which belongs to the family Flavobacteriaceae . The species is of interest because of the position of the genus in the phylogenetic tree and because of its role as a pathogen of commercially important avian species worldwide. This is the first completed genome sequence of a member of the genus Riemerella . The 2,155,121 bp long genome with its 2,001 protein-coding and 51 RNA genes consists of one circular chromosome and is a part of the G enomic E ncyclopedia of B acteria and A rchaea project.