Open AccessWhole-Genome Sequencing of Two Moroccan Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains
Author(s) -
Meryem Laamarti,
Nadia El Mrimar,
Tarek Alouane,
Souad Kartti,
Elmehdi Belouad,
Fatna Bssaibis,
A. Zegmout,
Rachid El Jaoudi,
Adil Maleb,
A. Abid,
Nargisse El Hajjami,
Abdelhay Lemnouer,
S. Siah,
Lahcen Belyamani,
Mostafa Elouennass,
Azeddine Ibrahimi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
microbiology resource announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.383
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2576-098X
DOI - 10.1128/mra.00635-20
Subject(s) - mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , whole genome sequencing , microbiology and biotechnology , genome , pulmonary tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , drug resistance , biology , mycobacterium , multiple drug resistance , virology , medicine , gene , genetics , pathology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is known to cause pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. In Morocco, the spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) has become a major challenge. Here, we announce the draft genome sequences of two Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, MTB1 and MTB2, isolated from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Morocco, to describe variants associated with drug resistance.