Complete Genome Sequence of a Staphylococcus aureus Isolate from a Nasopharyngeal Swab from a Mine Worker in South Africa

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2019 Dec 12;8(50):e01075-19. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01075-19.

Ashika Singh-Moodley^{1

2}, Mushal Allam³, Husna Ismail⁴, Olga Perovic^{4

2}, Wilhelmina Strasheim⁴, Senzo Mtshali³, Arshad Ismail³

¹ Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance and Mycoses, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa ashikas@nicd.ac.za.
² University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
³ Sequencing Core Facility, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁴ Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance and Mycoses, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Abstract

Here, we present the complete genome sequence of Staphylococcus aureus NP66, isolated from a South African mine worker.