biostudies-literatureUnknown71(2)Butler JPlymouth University<b>Introduction.</b> <i>Cupriavidus pauculus</i> is historically found in soil and water but has more recently been reported to cause human infection and death. Hospital sink traps can serve as a niche for bacterial persistence and a platform for horizontal gene transfer, with evidence of dissemination of pathogens in hospital plumbing systems driving nosocomial infection.<b>Gap Statement.</b> This paper presents the first <i>C. pauculus</i> strain isolated from a hospital sink trap. There are only six genome assemblies available on NCBI for <i>C. pauculus</i>; two of these are PacBio/Illumina hybrids. This paper presents the first ONT/Illumina hybrid assembly, with five contigs. The other assemblies available consist of 37, 38, 111 and 227 contigs. This paper also presents data on biofilmJournal of medical microbiologyhttps://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8941954biostudies-literatureHospital sink traps as a potential source of the emerging multidrug-resistant pathogen <i>Cupriavidus pauculus</i>: characterization and draft genome sequence of strain MF1.PMC8941954Kelly SDUpton MBesinis AMuddiman KJButler JfalseHospital sink traps as a potential source of the emerging multidrug-resistant pathogen <i>Cupriavidus pauculus</i>: characterization and draft genome sequence of strain MF1.<b>Introduction.</b> <i>Cupriavidus pauculus</i> is historically found in soil and water but has more recently been reported to cause human infection and death. Hospital sink traps can serve as a niche for bacterial persistence and a platform for horizontal gene transfer, with evidence of dissemination of pathogens in hospital plumbing systems driving nosocomial infection.<b>Gap Statement.</b> This paper presents the first <i>C. pauculus</i> strain isolated from a hospital sink trap. There are only six genome assemblies available on NCBI for <i>C. pauculus</i>; two of these are PacBio/Illumina hybrids. This paper presents the first ONT/Illumina hybrid assembly, with five contigs. The other assemblies available consist of 37, 38, 111 and 227 contigs. This paper also presents data on biofilm2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Feb2026-05-10T01:38:07.439Z2025-02-19T01:11:45.37ZS-EPMC89419543511377910.1099/jmm.0.001501