Draft genome sequence of Enterococcus faecium strain LMG 8148

Enterococcus faecium, traditionally considered a harmless gut commensal, is emerging as an important nosocomial pathogen showing increasing rates of multidrug resistance. We report the draft genome sequence of E. faecium strain LMG 8148, isolated in 1968 from a human in Gothenburg, Sweden. The draft...

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Autores principales: Michiels, Joran E., Van den Bergh, Bram, Fauvart, Maarten, Michiels, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Short Genome Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5015329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27610213
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40793-016-0187-1
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Sumario:Enterococcus faecium, traditionally considered a harmless gut commensal, is emerging as an important nosocomial pathogen showing increasing rates of multidrug resistance. We report the draft genome sequence of E. faecium strain LMG 8148, isolated in 1968 from a human in Gothenburg, Sweden. The draft genome has a total length of 2,697,490 bp, a GC-content of 38.3 %, and 2,402 predicted protein-coding sequences. The isolation of this strain predates the emergence of E. faecium as a nosocomial pathogen. Consequently, its genome can be useful in comparative genomic studies investigating the evolution of E. faecium as a pathogen.

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