Genome Sequences of Community Carriage Strains of Staphylococcus aureus from Yuma, Arizona.
Talima R PearsonCrystal M HeppRobert T TrotterMimi MbegbuBenjamin RussakoffDavid Panisello YagüeColin WoodKara Tucker-MorganKathya CenicerosCristina PadillaShari KymanFrancisco VillaPublished in: Microbiology resource announcements (2021)
Staphylococcus aureus exists as a pathogen and commensal. Individuals with asymptomatic carriage serve as a reservoir for transmission and are at increased risk of infecting themselves. In order to characterize the genomic diversity of S. aureus circulating in the community, we sequenced 166 genomes collected from individuals in Yuma, AZ.