Whole genome analysis of an Australian AUST-02 strain sublineage associated with increased multi-drug resistance, isolated from patients attending a cystic fibrosis centre in Brisbane.

Whole genome sequencing was performed on AUST-02 isolates typed using the mexZ-3 and lasR-7 alleles (M3L7). These isolates were identified to be a recently emerged sublineage of the AUST-02 shared strain and are associated with higher hospitalization requirements and increased multi-drug resistance. M3L7 strains in this study were isolated from patients attending a cystic fibrosis centre in Brisbane, Australia.