Draft genome sequence of new leprosy agent Mycobacterium lepromatosis

Xiang Y. Han, Nipun A. Mistry, Erika J. Thompson, Hong Li Tang, Kanhav Khanna, Li Zhang

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Abstract

Mycobacterium lepromatosis is a newly discovered cause of leprosy. Here, we present a near-complete genome of M. lepromatosis from strain FJ924 obtained from a patient who died of leprosy. The genome contained 3,215,823 nucleotides and matched ~87% with the Mycobacterium leprae genome. This genome is likely the smallest of all mycobacterial genomes known to date.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere00513-15
JournalGenome Announcements
Volume3
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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