Draft Genome Sequence of Enterococcus faecium PC4.1, a Clade B Strain Isolated from Human Feces

Páraic Ó Cuív,Jamison Mccorrison,Karen E Nelson,Eline S Klaassens,Derek M Harkins,Stanislas Mondot,Manolito Torralba,Les Foster,Wendy J Smith,Mark Morrison,A Scott Durkin

doi:10.1128/genomea.00022-14

Abstract

Enterococcus faecium is commonly isolated from the human gastrointestinal tract; however, important intraspecies variations exist with relevance for host health and well-being. Here, we describe the draft genome sequence of E. faecium PC4.1, a clade B strain isolated from human feces.

Highlights

Enterococcus faecium is commonly isolated from the human gastrointestinal tract; important intraspecies variations exist with relevance for host health and well-being
We describe the draft genome sequence of E. faecium PC4.1, a clade B strain isolated from human feces
E. faecium PC4.1 was isolated from a pooled fecal sample collected from healthy human subjects by plating aerobically on bile esculin azide agar

Summary

Introduction

Enterococcus faecium is commonly isolated from the human gastrointestinal tract; important intraspecies variations exist with relevance for host health and well-being. We describe the draft genome sequence of E. faecium PC4.1, a clade B strain isolated from human feces. E. faecium is one of the most abundant enterococcal species in the adult colon, where it likely plays an important role in maintaining host health and well-being, as has been suggested by human and animal studies [3,4,5].

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