Abstract
The
Cronobacter sakazakii
clonal lineage defined as clonal complex 4 (CC4), composed of nine sequence types, is associated with severe cases of neonatal meningitis. To date, only closely related
C. sakazakii
sequence type 4 (ST4) strains have been sequenced.
C. sakazakii
strain 8399, isolated from a case of neonatal meningitis, was sequenced as the first non-ST4
C. sakazakii
strain.