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.
BT - Genome announcements C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25999555?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.1128/genomeA.00513-15 IS - 3 J2 - Genome Announc LA - eng N2 -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.
PY - 2015 T2 - Genome announcements TI - Draft Genome Sequence of New Leprosy Agent Mycobacterium lepromatosis. UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4440969/pdf/e00513-15.pdf VL - 3 SN - 2169-8287 ER -