Draft Genome Sequence of Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Clinical Isolate VRE3, with a Sequence Type 16 Pattern and Novel Structural Arrangement of Tn1546.
Multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium has emerged as a nosocomial pathogen that may infect the body at various sites, including the gastrointestinal tract, and has serious implications in human health and disease. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of clinical strain VRE3, which exhibited a sequence type 16 (ST16) pattern and carried truncated Tn1546, a mobile genetic element encoding a high level of vancomycin resistance.
Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA saeed.khan@fda.hhs.gov.
Saeed
S
Khan
Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA.
Kidon
K
Sung
Division of Microbiological Assessment, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Bernard
B
Marasa
Office of Scientific Coordination, NCTR, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA.
Seonggi
S
Min
Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA.
Ohgew
O
Kweon
Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA.
Mohamed
M
Nawaz
Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA.
Carl
C
Cerniglia