Draft Genome Sequences of Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Strains in South Korea.

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Division of Antimicrobial Resistance, Center for Infectious Diseases, National Research Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, South Korea

Published: June 2016


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We report here the draft genome sequences of four vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) strains from South Korean hospitals participating in a nationwide laboratory surveillance program for vancomycin-intermediate and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus All strains harbor mutations in the walKR, graSR, and/or rpoB genes that are known frequently mutated determinants of VISA.

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