We report the 5.1 Mb noncontiguous draft genome of strain OHSU_II, isolated from blood of a female patient. The genome consists of 5,087,893 bp circular chromosome with no identifiable autonomous plasmid with a G + C content of 61.09% and contains 4898 protein-coding genes and 49 RNA genes including 3 rRNA genes and 46 tRNA genes.
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