Whole-Genome Sequence of a Novel Sequence Type 3136 Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Isolated from a Hospitalized Patient in Durban, South Africa

Yogandree Ramsamy; Koleka P Mlisana; Mushal Allam; Arshad Ismail; Ravesh Singh; Daniel G Amoako; Sabiha Y Essack

doi:10.1128/MRA.01300-18

Whole-Genome Sequence of a Novel Sequence Type 3136 Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Isolated from a Hospitalized Patient in Durban, South Africa

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2018 Dec 13;7(23):e01300-18. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01300-18. eCollection 2018 Dec.

Authors

Yogandree Ramsamy^{1

2}, Koleka P Mlisana^{1

2}, Mushal Allam³, Arshad Ismail³, Ravesh Singh^{1

2}, Daniel G Amoako⁴, Sabiha Y Essack⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Science, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
² National Health Laboratory Service, Sandringham, South Africa.
³ Sequencing Core Facility, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Sandringham, South Africa.
⁴ Antimicrobial Research Unit, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

Abstract

Here, we describe the genome sequence of a novel sequence type 3136 (ST3136) Klebsiella pneumoniae strain isolated in South Africa. The 5,574,236-bp genome harbored 23 resistance determinants and 12 virulence factors that are of cardinal importance to infections. The genomics of Klebsiella pneumoniae offer valuable insights into its pathogenicity.