title: Whole-Genome Sequence for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strain ATCC BAA-1680.
abstract: We report here the whole-genome sequence of the USA300 strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), designated ATCC BAA-1680, and commonly referred to as community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA). This clinical MRSA isolate is commercially available from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and is widely utilized as a control strain for research applications and clinical diagnosis. The isolate was propagated in ATCC medium 18, tryptic soy agar, and has been utilized as a model S. aureus strain in several studies, including MRSA genetic analysis after irradiation with 470-nm blue light.
authors.affiliation: Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Luke T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Daum
authors.affiliation: College of Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Violet V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Bumah
authors.affiliation: College of Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Daniela S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Masson-Meyers
authors.affiliation: City of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Manjeet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khubbar
authors.affiliation: Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Gerald W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.affiliation: San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: Chukuka S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Enwemeka
authors.affiliation: City of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gradus
authors.affiliation: City of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA sbhatt@milwaukee.gov.
authors.forename: Sanjib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya