Draft genome of the emerging pathogen, Kocuria marina, isolated from a wild urban rat

Abstract

Kocuria marina has recently emerged as a cause for catheter-related bloodstream infections in patients with underlying health complications. One K. marina strain was recently isolated from the lung tissues of a wild urban rat (Rattus rattus diardii) caught during rodent surveillance. Here, we present the draft genome of the first K. marina animal isolate, K. marina TRE150902.

Keywords

• infectious disease
• Kocuria
• zoonosis
• Malaysia
• Rattus rattus