Draft genome sequences of Corynebacterium hindlerae isolated from ticks collected in Isiolo and Kilifi, Kenya

Bryson Brian Kimemia; Lillian Musila; Solomon Langat; Erick Odoyo; Stephanie Cinkovich; Samoel Khamadi; Jaree Johnson; Timothy Egbo; Elly Ojwang; Eric Garges; Fredrick Eyase

doi:10.1128/mra.00198-25

Draft genome sequences of Corynebacterium hindlerae isolated from ticks collected in Isiolo and Kilifi, Kenya

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2025 Jun 30:e0019825. doi: 10.1128/mra.00198-25. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Bryson Brian Kimemia^{1

2}, Lillian Musila^{1

3}, Solomon Langat⁴, Erick Odoyo¹, Stephanie Cinkovich⁵, Samoel Khamadi⁴, Jaree Johnson⁶, Timothy Egbo¹, Elly Ojwang¹, Eric Garges¹, Fredrick Eyase^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Walter Reed Army Institute of Research-Africa (WRAIR-Africa), KEMRI, Nairobi, Kenya.
² Institute for Biotechnology Research, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya.
³ Centre for Clinical Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya.
⁴ Centre for Virus Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya.
⁵ United States Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Branch, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
⁶ Department of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.

PMID: 40586538
DOI: 10.1128/mra.00198-25

Abstract

We report the sequencing of two Corynebacterium hindlerae genomes from ticks collected from cattle in Isiolo and Kilifi Counties, Kenya. These ticks belong to the species Hyalomma truncatum and Amblyomma lepidum. Phylogenetic analysis shows a close relationship between the sequenced C. hindlerae isolates and Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium belfantii.

Keywords: Corynebacterium hindlerae; One Health; arthropod vectors; tick-borne pathogens.