Complete Genome Sequence of the Podoviral Bacteriophage YMC/09/02/B1251 ABA BP, Which Causes the Lysis of an OXA-23-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolate from a Septic Patient

Abstract

The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii , responsible for causing nosocomial infections, has been becoming a significant global health issue. In this article, we report the complete genome sequence of bacteriophage Bϕ-B1251 (YMC/09/02/B1251 ABA BP), which causes lysis of a carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii strain. The bacteriophage belongs to the family Podoviridae and has a double-stranded circular DNA genome with a length of 45,364 bp and a 39.05% G+C content. Genome analysis showed that it had no similarity to other previously reported bacteriophages capable of infecting A. baumannii .