Draft genome sequence of Acinetobacter baumannii strain NCTC 13423, a multidrug-resistant clinical isolate.
Acinetobacter baumannii is a pathogen that is becoming increasingly important and causes serious hospital-acquired infections. We sequenced the genome of A. baumannii NCTC 13423, a multidrug-resistant strain belonging to the international clone II group, isolated from a human infection in the United Kingdom in 2003. The 3,937,944 bp draft genome has a GC-content of 39.0 % and a total of 3672 predicted protein-coding sequences. The availability of genome sequences of multidrug-resistant A. baumannii isolates will fuel comparative genomic studies to help understand the worrying spread of multidrug resistance in this pathogen.
Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Joran E
JE
Michiels
Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Bram
B
Van den Bergh
Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium ; Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies Unit, Department of Life Science Technologies, imec, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Maarten
M
Fauvart
Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Jan
J
Michiels
Acinetobacter baumannii; Draft genome; Human isolate; Multidrug resistance; Nosocomial pathogen