Hyung Jun Kim1, Soojin Jang2. 1. Discovery Biology Department, Antibacterial Resistance Research Laboratory, Institut Pasteur Korea 16, Daewangpangyo-ro 712 beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13488, Republic of Korea. 2. Discovery Biology Department, Antibacterial Resistance Research Laboratory, Institut Pasteur Korea 16, Daewangpangyo-ro 712 beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13488, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: soojin.jang@ip-korea.org.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Staphylococcus haemolyticus is the second most frequently isolated coagulase-negative staphylococci from blood cultures. Moreover, multidrug resistance associated with the genome flexibility of S. haemolyticus has been increasingly reported worldwide. Here we report the draft genome sequence of multidrug-resistant S. haemolyticus IPK_TSA25 isolated from a building surface in South Korea. METHODS: Genomic DNA of S. haemolyticus IPK_TSA25 was sequenced using the PacBio RS II sequencing platform. Generated reads were assembled using PacBio SMRT Analysis 2.3.0. The draft genome was annotated and antibiotic resistance genes were identified. RESULTS: The genome of 2517398bp contains various antibiotic resistance genes associated with resistance to β-lactams, aminoglycosides and macrolides. Genome analysis also revealed chromosomal integration of the full-length Staphylococcus aureus plasmid pS0385-1 containing a tetracycline resistance gene. CONCLUSIONS: The genome sequence reported in this study will provide valuable information to understand the flexibility of the S. haemolyticus genome, which facilitates acquisition of antibiotic resistance genes and contributes to the dissemination of antibiotic resistance by this emerging pathogen.
OBJECTIVES:Staphylococcus haemolyticus is the second most frequently isolated coagulase-negative staphylococci from blood cultures. Moreover, multidrug resistance associated with the genome flexibility of S. haemolyticus has been increasingly reported worldwide. Here we report the draft genome sequence of multidrug-resistant S. haemolyticus IPK_TSA25 isolated from a building surface in South Korea. METHODS: Genomic DNA of S. haemolyticus IPK_TSA25 was sequenced using the PacBio RS II sequencing platform. Generated reads were assembled using PacBio SMRT Analysis 2.3.0. The draft genome was annotated and antibiotic resistance genes were identified. RESULTS: The genome of 2517398bp contains various antibiotic resistance genes associated with resistance to β-lactams, aminoglycosides and macrolides. Genome analysis also revealed chromosomal integration of the full-length Staphylococcus aureus plasmid pS0385-1 containing a tetracycline resistance gene. CONCLUSIONS: The genome sequence reported in this study will provide valuable information to understand the flexibility of the S. haemolyticus genome, which facilitates acquisition of antibiotic resistance genes and contributes to the dissemination of antibiotic resistance by this emerging pathogen.
Authors: Xun Qian; Santosh Gunturu; Wei Sun; James R Cole; Bo Norby; Jie Gu; James M Tiedje Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Date: 2021-06-22 Impact factor: 11.205