Abstract
Here, the draft genome sequence of a multi-drug resistant (MDR) Serratia marcescens strain BMD28, isolated from a clinical source from Dhaka, Bangladesh, has been reported. The sequence raw read files were generated using Illumina sequencing technology utilizing genomic DNA from the pure culture of this strain. The strain has a genome size of around 5.4 million base pairs, a GC content of 59.70 %, and 5,141 coding sequences. We conducted genomic studies using several bioinformatics tools focusing on resistance genes, virulence factors, toxin-antitoxin systems, and pangenome analysis. Strain BMD28 harbored the bla(NDM-7) gene in an IncX3 plasmid. A phylogenomic study with S. marcescens strains isolated worldwide revealed that our strain is in the same clade as other strains reported in Bangladesh. The data can be used primarily to understand the genomic content, epidemiology, and evolution of S. marcescens in Bangladesh. The genome sequence data of BMD28 has been deposited in the NCBI database under BioSample accession number SAMN41260295.