Complete Genome Sequence of WM99c, an Antibiotic-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Global Clone 2 (GC2) Strain Representing an Australian GC2 Lineage
Author(s) -
Steven J. Nigro,
Ryan R. Wick,
Kathryn E. Holt,
Ruth M. Hall
Publication year - 2018
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.01199-18
Subject(s) - lineage (genetic) , acinetobacter baumannii , whole genome sequencing , biology , clone (java method) , plasmid , genome , genetics , strain (injury) , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , pseudomonas aeruginosa , anatomy
The extensively antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolate WM99c recovered in Sydney, Australia, in 1999 is an early representative of a distinct lineage of global clone 2 (GC2) seen on the east coast of Australia. We present the complete 4.121-Mbp genome sequence (chromosome plus 2 plasmids), generated via long-read sequencing (PacBio).
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