Genome sequencing of MDR M. tuberculosis strain endemic for Russian Federation
Mycobacterium tuberculosis CTRI-3 genome sequencing
<P><B><I>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</I> CTRI-3</B>. This M.tuberculosis isolate was cultivated in Molecular-genetic research lab of Central Tuberculosis Research Institute, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Strain name: CTRI-3 (for additional information please contact prof., Sci.D. Larisa Chernousova, Head of Microbiology Depatment (lchernousova@mail.ru) or  Tatiana Smirnova, Ph.D. senior researcher,molecular-genetic research lab.(s_tatka@mail.ru)). This endemic multidrug-resistant M.tuberculosis strain isolated in Russia belongs to KY family (according to RFLP genotyping).