Complete and Assembled Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus RKI4, a Food-Poisoning Strain Exhibiting a Novel S. aureus Pathogenicity Island Carrying seb

Marc J A Stevens; Roger Stephan; Sophia Johler

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00769-15

Complete and Assembled Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus RKI4, a Food-Poisoning Strain Exhibiting a Novel S. aureus Pathogenicity Island Carrying seb

Genome Announc. 2015 Jul 2;3(4):e00769-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00769-15.

Authors

Marc J A Stevens¹, Roger Stephan², Sophia Johler³

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food, Nutrition, and Health, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
² Vetsuisse Faculty, Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
³ Vetsuisse Faculty, Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland sophia.johler@uzh.ch.

Abstract

The genome of Staphylococcus aureus RKI4, a strain isolated from feces of a patient in a case of staphylococcal food poisoning, was sequenced using combined Illumina and single-molecule real-time sequencing. Hierarchical assembly of the genome resulted in a 2,725,654-bp chromosome and a 17,905-bp mobile genetic element.