Complete genome sequence of Mycobacterium chimaera strain CDC2015-22-71.

Authors: Hasan, Nabeeh A and Lawsin, Adrian and Perry, K Allison and Alyanak, Efe and Toney, Nadege C and Malecha, Allyson and Rowe, Lori A and Batra, Dhwani and Moulton-Meissner, Heather and Miller, Jeffrey R and Strong, Michael and Laufer Halpin, Alison

Mycobacterium chimaera is a nontuberculous mycobacterium species commonly found in the environment. Here, we report the first complete genome sequence of a strain from the investigation of invasive infections following open-heart surgeries that used contaminated LivaNova Sorin Stockert 3T heater-cooler devices. Copyright © 2017 Hasan et al.

Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00693-17
Year: 2017

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