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. 2024 Oct 10;13(10):e0068824.
doi: 10.1128/mra.00688-24. Epub 2024 Sep 9.

Complete genome sequences of four lytic bacteriophages against multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium

Oumarou Soro  1 , Collins Kigen  2 , Andrew Nyerere  3 , Moses Gachoya  2 , James Wachira  2 , Vanessa Onyonyi  2 , Martin Georges  2 , Allan Wataka  2 , Stephen Ondolo  2 , Karen Cherono  2 , Erick Odoyo  2 , Lillian Musila  2
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Complete genome sequences of four lytic bacteriophages against multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium

Oumarou Soro et al. Microbiol Resour Announc. .

Abstract

We report the genome sequences of four Enterococcus faecium phages isolated from environmental wastewater in Kenya. They are double-stranded DNA phages with genomes varying in length from 42,231 to 43,348 bp, with G+C contents ranging from 34.96% to 35.2%. The genomes contain 78-82 coding sequences.

Keywords: Enterococcus faecium; Kenya; bacteriophage; multidrug resistance; phage therapy.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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