Complete genome sequences of isolates of Enterococcus faecium sequence type 117, a globally disseminated multidrug-resistant clone.

Authors: Tedim, Ana P and Lanza, Val F and Manrique, Marina and Pareja, Eduardo and Ruiz-Garbajosa, Patricia and Cantón, Rafael and Baquero, Fernando and Coque, Teresa M and Tobes, Raquel

The emergence of nosocomial infections by multidrug-resistant sequence type 117 (ST117) Enterococcus faecium has been reported in several European countries. ST117 has been detected in Spanish hospitals as one of the main causes of bloodstream infections. We analyzed genome variations of ST117 strains isolated in Madrid and describe the first ST117 closed genome sequences. Copyright © 2017 Tedim et al.

Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01553-16
Year: 2017

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