title: Draft genome sequence of a new sequence type, ST1421, of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm)
organism: Enterococcus faecium
description: The spread of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) has become a challenge to healthcare infection control worldwide. In 2015, a marked increase in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) isolation was detected in public hospitals in Tasmania. We report here the draft whole genome sequence of a newly-designated VREfm sequence type isolate, ST1421.