Complete Genome Sequences of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with Coresistance to First-Line Antimicrobials

Amrita Bharat; Irene Martin; Walter Demczuk; Vanessa Allen; David Haldane; Linda Hoang; Michael R Mulvey

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00966-16

Complete Genome Sequences of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with Coresistance to First-Line Antimicrobials

Genome Announc. 2016 Sep 8;4(5):e00966-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00966-16.

Authors

Amrita Bharat¹, Irene Martin¹, Walter Demczuk¹, Vanessa Allen², David Haldane³, Linda Hoang⁴, Michael R Mulvey⁵

Affiliations

¹ National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
² Public Health Ontario Laboratories, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
⁴ British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Provincial Health Authority Services, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
⁵ National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada michael.mulvey@phac-aspc.gc.ca.

Abstract

Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains with coresistance to the first-line antimicrobial treatments azithromycin and ceftriaxone are an emerging public health threat. Here, we present the complete genome sequences of three strains of N. gonorrhoeae, including one susceptible strain and two strains with coresistance to ceftriaxone and azithromycin.

Grants and funding

This work was funded internally by the Public Health Agency of Canada.