title: Genomic analysis of Mycobacterium abscessus strain M139, which has an ambiguous subspecies taxonomic position.
abstract: Mycobacterium abscessus is a ubiquitous, rapidly growing species of nontuberculous mycobacteria that colonizes organic surfaces and is frequently associated with opportunistic infections in humans. We report here the draft genome sequence of Mycobacterium abscessus strain M139, which shows genomic features reported to be characteristic of both Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus and Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. massiliense.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Yun Fong
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Ngeow
authors.forename: Wei Yee
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Wee
authors.forename: Yan Ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Joon Liang
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Chia Su
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ongi
authors.forename: Kee Peng
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Siew Woh
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Choo
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D009390:Nepal; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial