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 language | English (US) |
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Article number | e00513-15 |
Journal | Genome Announcements |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics