Open AccessComplete Genome Sequence of Klebsiella pneumoniae Siphophage Sanco
Author(s) -
Ryan W. Richardson,
Lauren Lessor,
Chandler O’Leary,
Jason J. Gill,
Mei Liu
Publication year - 2019
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.01252-19
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , whole genome sequencing , opportunistic pathogen , biology , pathogen , genome , sequence (biology) , antimicrobial , klebsiella , virology , bacteria , gene , genetics , escherichia coli , pseudomonas aeruginosa
Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen that is the cause of several hospital-acquired infections. Bacteriophages that target this bacterium could be used therapeutically as novel antimicrobial agents. Here, we present the complete genome sequence of the T1-like K. pneumoniae phage Sanco.