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. 2023 Feb 16;12(2):e0112922.
doi: 10.1128/mra.01129-22. Epub 2023 Jan 18.

Improved Genome Sequence of Australian Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strain JKD6159

Ryan R Wick  1 , Louise M Judd  2 , Ian R Monk  2 , Torsten Seemann  2 , Timothy P Stinear  2
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Improved Genome Sequence of Australian Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strain JKD6159

Ryan R Wick et al. Microbiol Resour Announc. .

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus strain JKD6159 represents a prominent community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) clone in Australia. Here, we report an improved assembly of the original S. aureus JKD6159 genome sequence. By using deep sequencing with multiple technologies combined with carefully curated assembly and polishing, we believe the assembly to contain zero errors.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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