Complete Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus MCRF184, a Necrotizing Fasciitis-Causing Methicillin-Sensitive Sequence Type 45 Staphylococcus Strain

Vijay Aswani; Bob Mau; Sanjay K Shukla

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00374-16

Complete Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus MCRF184, a Necrotizing Fasciitis-Causing Methicillin-Sensitive Sequence Type 45 Staphylococcus Strain

Genome Announc. 2016 May 12;4(3):e00374-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00374-16.

Authors

Vijay Aswani¹, Bob Mau², Sanjay K Shukla³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA.
² Genome Center of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
³ Center for Human Genetics, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA shukla.sanjay@mcrf.mfldclin.edu.

Abstract

We report here the complete genome sequence of a highly virulent methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus strain, MCRF184, belonging to sequence type 45. This staphylococcal strain was isolated from a surgical biopsy specimen from a patient with necrotizing fasciitis.

Grants and funding

R01 AI061385/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States