title: Whole-Genome Sequences of Four Strains Closely Related to Members of the Mycobacterium chelonae Group, Isolated from Biofilms in a Drinking Water Distribution System Simulator.
abstract: We report here the draft genome sequences of four Mycobacterium chelonae strains from biofilms subjected to a "chlorine burn" in a chloraminated drinking water distribution system simulator. These opportunistic pathogens have been detected in hospital and municipal water distribution systems, in which biofilms have been recognized as an important factor for their persistence.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA gomez-alvarez.vicente@epa.gov.
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gomez-Alvarez
authors.affiliation: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Randy P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Revetta