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Draft Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus Strain HG003, an NCTC8325 Derivative
Mohamed Sassi1, Brice Felden2, Yoann Augagneur2
1Rennes University, Inserm U835 Biochimie Pharmaceutique, Rennes, France.
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|August 30, 2014
Abstract:
We report the draft genome sequence of a Staphylococcus aureus NCTC8325 derivative, strain HG003. HG003 contains functional global regulators rsbU and tcaR and is therefore considered as a reference for studies of regulation and virulence. The genome is composed of 2,797,898 bp and will be essential for subsequent RNAseq analysis.
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