First report of a whole-genome shotgun sequence of a clinical Enterococcus faecalis sequence type 6 strain from South Africa

First report of a whole-genome shotgun sequence of a clinical Enterococcus faecalis sequence type 6 strain from South Africa

Mbelle, Nontombi Marylucy; Maningi, Nontuthuko Excellent; Tshisevhe, V.S.; Modipane, Lesedi; Amoako, Daniel Gyamfi; Sekyere, John Osei
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65791
Date: 2017-12-14

Abstract:

Enterococcus faecalis is a lactic acid-producing Gram-positive bacterium commonly found in the intestinal tract of humans and animals; it is implicated in multidrug-resistant nosocomial infections. The draft genome of this E. faecalis sequence type 6 (ST6) strain consists of 3,215,228 bp, with 37.20% GC content, 3,048 predicted coding sequences, and 61 RNA genes.

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