Whole genome sequencing of S. aureus strains Xen31 and Xen36

Here, we report genome sequences of the two bioluminescent S. aureus strains Xen31 and Xen36, obtained from PerkinElmer (#119242 and #119243, respectively). Xen31 was derived from the parental MRSA strain ATCC33591, a clinical strain isolated at Elmhurst Hospital in New York City. Xen36 was derived from parental strain ATCC 49525, a clinical isolate from a bacteremic patient . A copy of the modified luxABCDE operon from Photorhadbus luminescenst is integrated in the chromosome of Xen31 and in a native plasmid of Xen36.