# Draft genome sequence of multidrug-resistant Kurthia gibsonii strain Hakim RU_BHWE isolated from sewage water in Bangladesh

**Authors:** M. Romance, Md. Arif-Uz-Zaman Polash, Nusrat Zahan, Jafor Raihan, Md. Sumon Ali, Muhib Ullah khan, Subir Sarker, Md. Hakimul Haque

PMC · DOI: 10.1128/mra.00546-24 · 2024-07-22

## TL;DR

This paper reports the genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant Kurthia gibsonii strain from Bangladesh sewage water.

## Contribution

The study provides a new genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant Kurthia gibsonii strain with annotated resistance and virulence genes.

## Key findings

- The genome is 2.891 Mb with 58.6883× coverage and 36.60% GC content.
- It contains 8 CRISPR arrays, 3 prophages, 3 antibiotic resistance genes, and 12 virulence factor genes.

## Abstract

We have sequenced the genome of Kurthia gibsonii strain Hakim RU_BHWE, isolated from sewage water. The assembled genome consists of 2.891 Mb with 58.6883× coverage, presenting an average GC content of 36.60%. This genome includes 8 CRISPR arrays, 3 prophages, 3 antibiotic resistance genes, and 12 virulence factor genes.

## Linked entities

- **Species:** Kurthia gibsonii (taxon 33946)

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** BCAR1 (BCAR1 scaffold protein, Cas family member) [NCBI Gene 9564] {aka CAS, CAS1, CASS1, CRKAS, P130Cas}, CASS4 (Cas scaffold protein family member 4) [NCBI Gene 57091] {aka C20orf32, CAS4, HEFL, HEPL}, NEDD9 (neural precursor cell expressed, developmentally down-regulated 9) [NCBI Gene 4739] {aka CAS-L, CAS2, CASL, CASS2, HEF1}
- **Diseases:** opportunistic infections (MESH:D009894), urinary tract infection (MESH:D014552)
- **Chemicals:** doxycycline (MESH:D004318), tetracycline (MESH:D013752), amoxicillin (MESH:D000658), tryptic soy agar (-), water (MESH:D014867), penicillin (MESH:D010406)
- **Species:** Kurthia gibsonii (species) [taxon 33946], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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