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Identification and Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype Strain SBH163, Isolated in Sabah, Malaysia

Jani J 1 , Abu Bakar SF 1 , Mustapha ZA 2 , Ling CK 3 , Teo R 4 , Ahmed K 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Borneo Medical and Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Pathobiology and Medical Diagnostics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 4 Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Unit, Sabah State Health Department, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 5 Borneo Medical and Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia ahmed@ums.edu.my
Microbiol Resour Announc, 2020 Jan 09;9(2).
PMID: 31919173 DOI: 10.1128/MRA.01322-19

Abstract

This is a report on the whole-genome sequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain SBH163, which was isolated from a patient in the Malaysian Borneo state of Sabah. This report provides insight into the molecular characteristics of an M. tuberculosis Beijing genotype strain related to strains from Russia and South Africa.

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