Complete genome sequence of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain belonging to the East African-Indian family in the Indo-Oceanic lineage, isolated in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Authors: Wada, Takayuki and Hijikata, Minako and Maeda, Shinji and Hang, Nguyen Thi Le and Thuong, Pham Huu and Hoang, Nguyen Phuong and Hung, Nguyen Van and Keicho, Naoto

The East African-Indian (EAI) family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an endemic group mainly observed in Southeast Asia. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of an M. tuberculosis strain isolated as a member of the EAI family in Hanoi, Vietnam, a country with a high incidence of tuberculosis. Copyright © 2017 Wada et al.

Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00509-17
Year: 2017

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