Genome Sequence of KP-Rio/2015, a Novel Klebsiella pneumoniae (Podoviridae) Phage

Guilherme L S Meira; Fabricio S Campos; Julia P Albuquerque; Maulori C Cabral; Sergio E L Fracalanzza; Renata M Campos; Alane B Vermelho; Davis F Ferreira

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01298-16

Genome Sequence of KP-Rio/2015, a Novel Klebsiella pneumoniae (Podoviridae) Phage

Genome Announc. 2016 Dec 22;4(6):e01298-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01298-16.

Authors

Guilherme L S Meira¹, Fabricio S Campos², Julia P Albuquerque³, Maulori C Cabral¹, Sergio E L Fracalanzza¹, Renata M Campos¹, Alane B Vermelho¹, Davis F Ferreira⁴

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Microbiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
² Veterinary Medicine and Agronomy, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
³ Biomedical Institute, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁴ Institute of Microbiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil davisf@micro.ufrj.br.

Abstract

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a pathogen frequently associated with antibiotic-resistant nosocomial infections. Here, we describe the genome of KP-Rio/2015, a novel phage of K. pneumoniae belonging to the family Podoviridae.