show Abstracthide AbstractWe report a draft genome assembly of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica strain 502. The sample was isolated from the wound of a repatriated military serviceperson who suffered major trauma from an improvised explosive device (IED) resulting in wounds with extensive environmental contamination. E. meningoseptica was isolated from wounds in both legs. The genome encodes 26 putative beta-lactamases, indicating that the reservoir of these genes in the environment is large.