Affiliations 

  • 1 Bacteriology Unit, Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia revathy@imr.gov.my
  • 2 Bacteriology Unit, Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Genome Announc, 2018 Apr 19;6(16).
PMID: 29674530 DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00167-18

Abstract

After the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Malaysia in recent years, the emergence of nonvaccine serotypes is of concern, particularly the antibiotic-resistant strains, with an increase specifically in serotype 15A. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Streptococcus pneumoniae strain SS40_16, isolated from the blood sample of a 19-month-old female in 2016. SS40_16 is a multidrug-resistant strain with resistance to penicillin (MIC, ≥2 µg/ml), tetracycline, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. The strain belongs to serotype 15A and sequence type 1591 (ST1591).

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