Whole-genome sequence of the emerging pathogen Mycobacterium abscessus strain 47J26.
Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing environmental mycobacterium commonly found in soil and water which is often also associated with infections in humans, particularly of the lung. We report herein the draft genome sequence of M. abscessus strain 47J26.
Centre for Systems Biology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom. j.chan.1@bham.ac.uk
Jacqueline
J
Chan
Mihail
M
Halachev
Emma
E
Yates
Grace
G
Smith
Mark
M
Pallen
D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000382:microbiology*; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*