Draft genome sequencing of a Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolate from an inflamed wound
Draft genome sequencing of a Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolate from an inflamed wound
Ibrahim A. Ahmed,Z. Thabit,3 Authors,Nisreen S. Hasan
2026 · DOI: 10.1128/mra.00100-26
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TLDR
Staphylococcus aureus (SA8-IRQ) was isolated from a patient suffering from an inflamed wound at Al-Kadhimiya Hospital in Baghdad and the whole genome of the bacteria was sequenced and analyzed.
Abstract
ABSTRACT In this study, we isolated Staphylococcus aureus (SA8-IRQ) from a patient suffering from an inflamed wound at Al-Kadhimiya Hospital in Baghdad. The whole genome of the bacteria was sequenced and analyzed. It is 2.8 Mb in size, has 32.7% GC content, and contains several virulence and antimicrobial genes.