Draft Genome Sequences of Four Nosocomial Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strains (PPUKM-261-2009, PPUKM-332-2009, PPUKM-377-2009, and PPUKM-775-2009) Representative of Dominant MRSA Pulsotypes Circulating in a Malaysian University Teaching Hospital

Hui-Min Neoh; Zeti-Azura Mohamed-Hussein; Xin-Ee Tan; Raja Mohd Fadhil B Raja Abd Rahman; Salasawati Hussin; Noraziah Mohamad Zin; Rahman Jamal

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00103-12

Draft Genome Sequences of Four Nosocomial Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strains (PPUKM-261-2009, PPUKM-332-2009, PPUKM-377-2009, and PPUKM-775-2009) Representative of Dominant MRSA Pulsotypes Circulating in a Malaysian University Teaching Hospital

Genome Announc. 2013 Jan;1(1):e00103-12. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00103-12. Epub 2013 Jan 31.

Authors

Hui-Min Neoh¹, Zeti-Azura Mohamed-Hussein, Xin-Ee Tan, Raja Mohd Fadhil B Raja Abd Rahman, Salasawati Hussin, Noraziah Mohamad Zin, Rahman Jamal

Affiliation

¹ Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI).

Abstract

Here, we report the draft genome sequences of four nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains (PPUKM-261-2009, PPUKM-332-2009, PPUKM-377-2009, and PPUKM-775-2009) isolated from a university teaching hospital in Malaysia. Three of the strains belong to sequence type 239 (ST239), which has been associated with sustained hospital epidemics worldwide.