Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Strain E140, an ST71 European-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Isolate

Authors

Arshnee Moodley, University of CopenhagenFollow
Matthew C. Riley, U.S. Army Medical Service Corps
Stephen A. Kania, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Luca Guardabassi, University of Copenhagen

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2013

Citation

Published in Genome Announc. (2013) 1(2):e00207-12. DOI:10.1128/genomeA.00207-12.

Abstract

We report the first genome sequence of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) strain E140, isolated from a canine bite wound infection in Denmark. This strain represents the dominant clonal lineage associated with canine MRSP infections in Europe.