Draft Genome Sequence Of Coxiella Burnetii Historical Strain Leningrad-2, Isolated From Blood Of A Patient With Acute Q Fever In Saint Petersburg, Russia

This is the announcement of a draft genome sequence of Coxiella burnetii strain Leningrad-2, phase I. The strain, which is mildly virulent in infected guinea pigs, was isolated in 1957 from the blood of a patient with acute Q fever in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Russia.