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Complete Genome Sequence of Streptococcus pyogenes M/emm44 Strain STAB901, Isolated in a Clonal Outbreak in French
Nicolas Soriano1, Pascal Vincent, Caroline Piau
1IGDR-UMR 6290-CNRS, Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France.
Genome Announcements
|November 22, 2014
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We report the complete genome sequence of an invasive isolate of Streptococcus pyogenes M/emm44, belonging to a clonal outbreak that occurred in French Brittany. The genome is composed of 1,795,608 bp, with a GC content of 38.5%, has 1,358 identified coding sequences (CDSs), and harbors a novel Tn916-like transposon (Tn6253).
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