Genome sequence of Acinetobacter baumannii strain A1, an early example of antibiotic-resistant global clone 1.

Authors: Holt, Kathryn E and Hamidian, Mohammad and Kenyon, Johanna J and Wynn, Matthew T and Hawkey, Jane and Pickard, Derek and Hall, Ruth M

Acinetobacter baumannii isolate A1 was recovered in the United Kingdom in 1982 and belongs to global clone 1 (GC1). Here, we present its complete 3.91-Mbp genome sequence, generated via a combination of short-read sequencing (Illumina), long-read sequencing (PacBio), and manual finishing. Copyright © 2015 Holt et al.

Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00032-15
Year: 2015

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