Draft Genome Sequences of Two Multidrug-Resistant Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Causing Bloodstream Infections

Eran Carasso; Mali Salmon-Divon; Yehuda Carmeli; Ehud Banin; Shiri Navon-Venezia

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01533-15

Draft Genome Sequences of Two Multidrug-Resistant Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Causing Bloodstream Infections

Genome Announc. 2016 Jan 21;4(1):e01533-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01533-15.

Authors

Eran Carasso¹, Mali Salmon-Divon², Yehuda Carmeli³, Ehud Banin⁴, Shiri Navon-Venezia⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, The Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
² Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
³ Tel Aviv Medical Center, Division of Epidemiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
⁴ The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, The Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
⁵ Department of Molecular Biology, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel shirinv@ariel.ac.il.

Abstract

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae has become a major contributor to nosocomial bloodstream infections. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of two MDR extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing strains causing bloodstream infections. These sequenced genomes display a wide-spectrum virulence arsenal and will help us understand the genomic basis of K. pneumoniae virulence.