Draft Genome Sequence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Sequence Type 1407, a Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolate
Author(s) -
Anna Anselmo,
Andrea Ciammaruconi,
Anna Carannante,
Arianeri,
Cecilia Fazio,
A. Fortunato,
Anna Maria Palozzi,
Paola Vacca,
Silvia Fillo,
Florigio Lista,
Paola Stefanelli
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.00903-15
Subject(s) - neisseria gonorrhoeae , biology , whole genome sequencing , multiple drug resistance , sequence (biology) , gonorrhea , microbiology and biotechnology , neisseria , genetics , strain (injury) , cefixime , genome , multilocus sequence typing , virology , drug resistance , gene , antibiotics , genotype , bacteria , cephalosporin , anatomy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Gonorrhea may become untreatable due to the spread of resistant or multidrug-resistant strains. Cefixime-resistant gonococci belonging to sequence type 1407 have been described worldwide. We report the genome sequence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain G2891, a multidrug-resistant isolate of sequence type 1407, collected in Italy in 2013.
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