Open AccessDraft Genome Sequence of Mycobacterium peregrinum Strain CSUR P2098
Author(s) -
Shady Asmar,
Nicolás Rascovan,
Caroline Robert,
Michel Drancourt
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.01274-15
Subject(s) - biology , genome , gene , whole genome sequencing , strain (injury) , mycobacterium , genetics , rna , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , anatomy
Mycobacterium peregrinum is a nonpigmented rapid growing nontuberculosis species belonging to the Mycobacterium fortuitum group. The draft genome of M. peregrinum type I CSUR P2098 comprises 7,109,836 bp exhibiting a 66.23% G+C content, 6,894 protein-coding genes, and 100 predicted RNA genes. Its genome analysis suggests this species differs from Mycobacterium senegalense.