title: Draft Genome Sequence of the First Isolate of Extensively Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ireland.
abstract: Extensive drug resistance is an emerging threat to the control of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide, even in countries with low TB incidence. We report the draft whole-genome sequence of the first reported extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) strain isolated in Ireland (a low-incidence setting) and describe a number of single-nucleotide variations that correlate with its XDR phenotype.
authors.affiliation: roycrofe@tcd.ie.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roycroft
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Micheál
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mac Aogáin
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Ronan F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: O'Toole
authors.affiliation: Irish Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory, Labmed Directorate, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fitzgibbon
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Rogers