Complete Genome Sequence and Methylome of Staphylococcus schleiferi, an Important Cause of Skin and Ear Infections in Veterinary Medicine

Ana M Misic; Christine L Cain; Daniel O Morris; Shelley C Rankin; Daniel P Beiting

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01011-15

Complete Genome Sequence and Methylome of Staphylococcus schleiferi, an Important Cause of Skin and Ear Infections in Veterinary Medicine

Genome Announc. 2015 Sep 10;3(5):e01011-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01011-15.

Authors

Ana M Misic¹, Christine L Cain², Daniel O Morris², Shelley C Rankin¹, Daniel P Beiting³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
² Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [email protected].

Abstract

Staphylococcus schleiferi, a Gram-positive and coagulase-variable organism, is an opportunistic human pathogen and a major cause of skin and soft tissue infections in dogs. Here, we report the first S. schleiferi genome sequence and methylome from four canine clinical isolates.