Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Jun 2018)

Whole genome sequence of Mycobacterium kansasii isolates of the genotype 1 from Brazilian patients with pulmonary disease demonstrates considerable heterogeneity

  • Edson Machado,
  • Sidra Ezidio Gonçalves Vasconcellos,
  • Camillo Cerdeira,
  • Lia Lima Gomes,
  • Ricardo Junqueira,
  • Luciana Distasio de Carvalho,
  • Jesus Pais Ramos,
  • Paulo Redner,
  • Carlos Eduardo Dias Campos,
  • Paulo Cesar de Souza Caldas,
  • Ana Paula Chaves Sobral Gomes,
  • Telma Goldenberg,
  • Fatima Fandinho Montes,
  • Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz Mello,
  • Vinicius de Oliveira Mussi,
  • Elena Lasunskaia,
  • Dick van Soolingen,
  • Antonio Basílio de Miranda,
  • Leen Rigouts,
  • Bouke C de Jong,
  • Conor J Meehan,
  • Marcos Catanho,
  • Philip N Suffys

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760180085
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 113, no. 9

Abstract

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Mycobacterium kansasii is an opportunistic pathogen and one of the most commonly encountered species in individuals with lung disease. We here report the complete genome sequence of 12 clinical isolates of M. kansasii from patients with pulmonary disease in Brazil.

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