Abstract
ABSTRACTSerratia marcescens strains CAPREx SY13 and CAPREx SY21 were isolated from Ghanaian yams from a London market. The draft genomes suggest that the strains are similar, with genomes of 5,308,004 and 5,157,134 bp and 59.35 and 59.62 G+C%, respectively. The genes necessary for prodigiosin biosynthesis were present in both strains.
Highlights
Serratia marcescens strains CAPREx SY13 and CAPREx SY21 were isolated from Ghanaian yams from a London market
We report the genomes of two S. marcescens strains CAPREx SY13 and CAPREx SY21, isolated from Ghanaian yams from a London market
Many clinical isolates of S. marcescens are resistant to -lactam antibiotics [2, 3, 10]
Summary
Serratia marcescens strains CAPREx SY13 and CAPREx SY21 were isolated from Ghanaian yams from a London market. S. marcescens is known to reside in the soil and has been reported to infect agricultural crops such as squash [1, 2]. Clinical isolates of S. marcescens often show resistance to antibiotics and are known to produce -lactamases [2, 3]. S. marcescens strains often produce the red pigment, 2-methyl-3-pentyl-6-methoxyprodiginine (prodigiosin) [4].
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