title: Novel Observations in 11 Heteroresistant Vancomycin-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains from South India.
abstract: We report here the draft genome sequences of 11 heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) strains from bloodstream infection. All strains harbor mutations in vraSR, graSR, walKR, and/or tcaRAB and are often implicated as the frequently mutated candidate genes in hVISA phenotypes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Yamuna Devi
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Bakthavatchalam
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India vbalaji@cmcvellore.ac.in.
authors.forename: Balaji
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Veeraraghavan
authors.affiliation: Division of Critical Care Unit, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: John Victor
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Peter
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Janakiraman
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rajinikanth
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Francis Yesurajan
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Inbanathan
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Naveen Kumar
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Devanga Ragupathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Suresh Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Rajamani Sekar