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Draft Genome Assemblies of Two Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Strains Isolated from Canine Skin Biopsy Specimens
Wenqi Cao1, Karly Hicks2, Amelia White2
1Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA.
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|May 30, 2020
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Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a Gram-positive bacterial species highly relevant to animal and human health. In this study, we report the draft genome sequences of two clinical isolates of S. pseudintermedius from canine skin biopsy specimens at the Dermatology Service of the Auburn University Small Animal Teaching Hospital.
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