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First Whole-Genome Sequence of Mycobacterium iranicum, a Newly Reported Mycobacterial Species

Tan JL 1 , Ng HF , Wee WY , Ang MY , Wong GJ , Ngeow YF Show all authors , Choo SW

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  • 1 Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Genome Announc, 2013;1(5).
PMID: 24072861 DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00732-13

Abstract

Mycobacterium iranicum is a new species of nontuberculous mycobacterium reported in 2013. Here, we describe the first whole-genome sequence of this species, that of M. iranicum strain UM_TJL, isolated from a patient in Malaysia.

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