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2025 Faculty of Biomedical Sciences Microbiology Resource Announcements

Complete genome sequence of Staphylococcus aureus strain MD04 isolated from the foot ulcer of a patient with diabetes in rural southwestern Uganda

Danladi Makeri, Emmanuel Eilu, Martin Odoki, Ismail Abiola Adebayo, Reuben Maghembe, Samweli Bahati, Musoba Abubakar, Reagan Muhwezi, Theophilus Pius, Priscilla Peter Dilli, Saheed Adekunle Akinola, Ezera Agwu

We report the whole-genome sequence of Staphylococcus aureus strain MD04, isolated from the foot ulcer of a diabetic patient in rural southwestern Uganda. The assembled genome is 2,789,538 base pairs in length, with a GC content of 32.5%. Genome completeness is 98%, with a 2.48% contamination.