Mbelle, Nontombi MarylucyManingi, Nontuthuko ExcellentTshisevhe, VhudzaniModipane, LesediAmoako, Daniel GyamfiOsei Sekyere, John2018-10-182018-10-182017-11-30Mbelle NM, Maningi NE, Tshisevhe V, Modipane L, Amoako DG, Osei Sekyere J. 2017. Draft genome sequence of a clinical Enterococcus faecium sequence type 18 strain from South Africa. Genome Announc 5:e01381-17. https://DOI.org/10.1128/genomeA.01381-17.2169-8287 (online)10.1128/genomeA.01381-17http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66931We report the first draft genome sequence of an Enterococcus faecium sequence type 18 (ST18) strain isolated from a tuberculosis patient in Africa. The genome is comprised of 3,202,539 bp, 501 contigs, 37.70% GC content, 3,202 proteinencoding genes, and 61 RNA genes. The resistome and virulome of this important pathogen are presented herein.en© 2018 [Author et al]. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.Whole genome sequencing (WGS)Urinary tract infection (UTI)Tuberculosis (TB)South Africa (SA)RNA geneMultidrug-resistant (MDR)Microbial genomeHydrolysisgyrA geneGenetic resistanceGenetic codeGene mutationGene identificationEnterococcus faeciumDrug screeningCell adhesionBacterium isolateBacterial virulenceBacterial strainBacterial genomeBacterial cell wallAntibiotic sensitivityAnaerobic growthUntranslated RNATransfer RNATetracyclineStreptomycinRibosome RNAQuinolone derivativeProtein ParCMoxifloxacinGentamicinGenomic DNACollagen binding proteinClindamycinCiprofloxacinAgaroseArticle