title: Complete Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus Strain M1, a Unique t024-ST8-IVa Danish Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Clone.
abstract: We report the genome sequence, in five contigs, of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate designated M1. This clinical isolate was from the index patient of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreak in Copenhagen, Denmark, that started in 2003. This strain is sequence type 8 (ST8), spa type t024, and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec element (SCCmec) type IVa.
authors.affiliation: MRSA Knowledge Center, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hvidovre University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark.
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Larner-Svensson
authors.forename: Peder
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Worning
authors.forename: Mette D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Bartels
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hestbjerg Hansen
authors.forename: Kit
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boye
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Westh