Annotation of the sequence is ongoing, and the full annotation will be released upon publication. Please note that, although the sequence is finished, and we believe it to be accurate, it is possible that errors and missassemblies may remain. The sequence should be considered as preliminary until final publication. We would ask users of the data to read our Data release policy and Guidelines on use of data in publications

Please note that the assembly database consists of unedited automatic assemblies; it will contain errors and misassemblies, along with E. coli and vector contamination. The contig numbers are not stable, and will vary with each data release. The sequences in the shotgun database are single reads from ABI sequencers; they will contain errors, along with both E. coli and vector contamination.

This sequencing centre plans on publishing the completed and annotated sequences in a peer-reviewed journal as soon as possible. Permission of the principal investigator should be obtained before publishing analyses of the sequence/open reading frames/genes on a chromosome or genome scale.

Please address all sequencing enquiries to: parkhill@sanger.ac.uk