Draft genome sequence of a Cardiobacterium hominis strain isolated from blood cultures of a patient with infective endocarditis. Draft genome sequence of Cardiobacterium hominis

Cardiobacterium hominis, a member of the HACEK group (Haemophilus species, Aggregatibacter species, C. hominis, E. corrodens and Kingella species) is commonly encountered in the oral and nasal human floral. HACEK group bacteria are fastidious and Gram-negative organisms of infective endocarditis. This strain was isolated from a blood culture drawn from a 4-years old child hospitalized at the University Hospital Center, Lausanne, Switzerland. The patient presented with a complex congenital cardiopathy, which required extensive cardiac surgery with insertion of prosthetic material 3 years prior to this event. He was successfully treated with ceftriaxone for 6 weeks and gentamicin for 3 weeks concomitantly. Cardiac prosthesis material was replaced 1 month after discharge. De novo assembly was done using SPAdes Genome Assembler 3.6.2. Annotation was performed using the RAST version 2.0. Sequencing produced 2’456’795 150bp-paired-end reads. To conclude, this draft genome sequence will be helpful for further genomic comparison aiming at better understanding C. hominis biological and pathogenic features.