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Ashika Singh-Moodley1,2, Mushal Allam3, Husna Ismail4
1Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance and Mycoses, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa ashikas@nicd.ac.za.
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|December 14, 2019
Abstract:
Here, we present the complete genome sequence of Staphylococcus aureus NP66, isolated from a South African mine worker.
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