Staphylococcus epidermidis strain ET-024 was isolated from a biofilm on an endotracheal tube of a mechanically ventilated patient. This strain is resistant to methicillin, and the draft genome sequence shares some characteristics with other nosocomial S. epidermidis strains (such as S. epidermidis RP62A).

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