Open AccessDraft Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain PA14-UM
Author(s) -
Vincent T. Lee,
Reza Ghodssi,
Najib M. El-Sayed,
Rena D. Malik,
Olga Goloubeva,
Tracy H. Hazen,
David A. Rasko
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
microbiology resource announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.383
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2576-098X
DOI - 10.1128/mra.00978-20
Subject(s) - pseudomonas aeruginosa , cystic fibrosis , strain (injury) , microbiology and biotechnology , opportunistic pathogen , pathogen , whole genome sequencing , pseudomonas , biology , sequence (biology) , genome , medicine , genetics , gene , bacteria
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative nosocomial pathogen that is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis patients and immunocompromised individuals worldwide. The isolate examined in this study, PA14-UM, is a well-characterized isolate utilized in studies from the University of Maryland.