Open AccessDraft Genome Sequence of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Pathogen M. mungi , Identified in a Banded Mongoose ( Mungos mungo ) in Northern Botswana
Author(s) -
Kathleen A. Alexander,
Michelle H. Larsen,
Suelee RobbeAusterman,
Tod Stuber,
Patrick Camp
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.00471-16
Subject(s) - biology , mongoose , whole genome sequencing , pathogen , mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , genome , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene , medicine , pathology
Mycobacterium mungi, a Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex pathogen, has emerged in banded mongoose in northern Botswana and Northwest Zimbabwe. The pathogen is transmitted through infected secretions used in olfactory communication behavior (K. A. Alexander, C. E. Sanderson, M. H. Larsen, S. Robbe-Austerman, M. C. Williams, and M. V. Palmer, mBio 7(3):e00281-16, 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00281-16). We announce here the draft genome sequence of this emerging pathogen.
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