title: Draft Genome Sequences of Nine Clinical Isolates of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci.
abstract: In 2012, there was an increase in vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) isolated from the intensive care unit at the University Hospital of Cologne. Using whole-genome sequencing it was possible to establish that bloodstream infections with VRE were not the result of an outbreak or cross infections.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Paul G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koehler
authors.affiliation: Microbiology and Infection Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Warwick, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Jacqueline Z M
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany Department I for Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), and Clinical Trials Centre Cologne (ZKS Köln), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Oliver A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Cornely
authors.affiliation: German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany Department I for Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Gerd
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fätkenheuer
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Meyke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gillis
authors.affiliation: Microbiology and Infection Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Warwick, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pallen
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tien
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seifert
authors.affiliation: German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany Department I for Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Maria J G T
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Vehreschild
authors.affiliation: Microbiology and Infection Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Warwick, United Kingdom a.d.millard@warwick.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Millard