Open AccessGenome Sequences of Two Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Strains Isolated from Southern India
Author(s) -
Balaji Veeraraghavan,
Sangeetha Rajenderan,
Shalini Anandan,
Indranil Biswas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.01010-15
Subject(s) - acinetobacter baumannii , biology , multiple drug resistance , genome , microbiology and biotechnology , acinetobacter , opportunistic pathogen , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , pathogen , genetics , gene , bacteria , virulence , pseudomonas aeruginosa
Acinetobacter baumannii is an emerging nosocomial pathogen causing infections worldwide. In this study, we determined the genome sequences of two multidrug-resistant A. baumannii clinical strains isolated from a hospital in southern India. Genome analyses indicate that both the strains harbor numerous horizontally transferred genetic elements and antibiotic resistance cassettes.