University of Guilan Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences 1735-3033 23 5 2025 12 01 New complete genome of the Bartonella apihabitans strain EK0718, obtained from Kazakhstan 1387 1394 9378 10.22124/cjes.2025.9378 EN Makhabbat B. Amanbayeva Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan Madina S. Alexyuk Research and Production Center for microbiology and virology, Almaty, Kazakhstan Ainur M. Alibay Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan Elmira I. Anarkulova Research and Production Center for microbiology and virology, Almaty, Kazakhstan Yergali S. Moldakhanov Research and Production Center for microbiology and virology, Almaty, Kazakhstan Andrey P. Bogoyavlenskiy Research and Production Center for microbiology and virology, Almaty, Kazakhstan Journal Article 2026 01 22 Background/Objectives: Bartonella apihabitans strain EK0718 is a notable nonpathogenic member of the Bartonella genus, distinguished by its absence from the core components of the bee microbiome. This highlights its unique role and the complexity of microbial interactions within bee ecosystems. Methods: In this study, we present the new draft genome of the B. apihabitans strain EK0718 from bees, generated from Illumina reads using the SPAdes assembler. Results: The assembled genome has a total size of 2.643257 Mb. Annotation of the B. apihabitans strain EK0718 genome assembly revealed 2,305 genes, including 2,248 protein-coding genes and 57 RNA genes. Conclusions: This genome serves as a valuable resource for enhancing our understanding of Bartonella genetics and evolution, as well as studying how microorganisms evolve from nonpathogenic to pathogenic forms.

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