Fourteen Draft Genome Sequences for the First Reported Cases of Azithromycin-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Ireland

Citation

Mac Aogain M, Fennelly N, Walsh A, Lynagh Y, Bekaert M, Lawlor B, Walsh P, Kelly B, Rogers TR & Crowley B (2017) Fourteen Draft Genome Sequences for the First Reported Cases of Azithromycin-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Ireland. Genome Announcements, 5 (23), Art. No.: e00403-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00403-17

Abstract
Here, we report the draft genome assemblies of 14 azithromycin-resistantNeisseria gonorrhoeaeclinical isolates, representing the first such strains identified in Ireland. Among these isolates are the first reported highly resistant strains (MIC >256mg/liter), which both belonged to the ST1580 sequence type.

Journal
Genome Announcements: Volume 5, Issue 23