Open AccessDraft Genome Sequences of Vancomycin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Related to Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate S. aureus
Author(s) -
Thiruvarangan Ramaraj,
Stephanie Matyi,
Anitha Sundararajan,
Ingrid Lindquist,
Nicolas P. Devitt,
Faye Schilkey,
Reena Lamichhane-Khadka,
Peter R. Hoyt,
Joann Mudge,
John E. Gustafson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.01033-14
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , vancomycin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , strain (injury) , genome , whole genome sequencing , gene , genetics , bacteria , anatomy
We report the draft genome sequences of three vancomycin-susceptible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. S. aureus strain MV8 is a sequence type 8 (ST-8) staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec element type IV (SCCmec IV) derivative, while the other two strains (S. aureus MM25 and MM61) are ST-5 SCCmec II strains. MM61 is also closely related to the heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus strain MM66.