# Draft genomes of three strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from clinical, recreational, and ocean surface water samples

## TL;DR

This paper presents draft genomes of three Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from different South African environments, offering insights into their genetic diversity and potential for virulence and resistance.

## Contribution

The study provides new draft genomes of P. aeruginosa from diverse ecological and clinical sources in South Africa.

## Key findings

- The assemblies show high completeness and consistent GC content.
- The strains have distinct sequence types and varied virulence and resistance genes.
- These genomes enhance the representation of P. aeruginosa from environmental and human sources.

## Abstract

We describe draft genomes of three Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from aquatic and clinical settings in South Africa. Assemblies show high completeness, consistent GC content, distinct sequence types, and varied virulence and resistance genes. These genomes extend representation of environmental and human-associated P. aeruginosa and enable comparative analyses across local ecological and exposure routes.