Whole-Genome Sequences of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Positive Blood Cultures

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of skin and soft tissue infections as well as bloodstream infections worldwide. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of 18 deidentified S. aureus clinical strains collected from positive blood cultures.

Catabolic Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase Activity Facilitates Growth of Staphylococcus aureus in Defined Medium Lacking Glucose and Arginine

“…To determine if clinical S. aureus isolates can grow in medium lacking arginine, 200 clinical isolates were selected and grown in both CDM-R and CDMG-R. One hundred isolates were collected from positive blood cultures (group 1), and an additional 100 isolates were collected from diverse sites, including skin and soft tissue, respiratory fluids, and bodily fluids (group 2). The BioProject accession number for these sequences is PRJNA731492 ( 35 ). Unexpectedly, the screen revealed that 54% and 53% of isolates from groups 1 and 2, respectively, demonstrated robust growth in CDM-R.…”