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. 2015 May 21;3(3):e00513-15.
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00513-15.

Draft Genome Sequence of New Leprosy Agent Mycobacterium lepromatosis

Xiang Y Han  1 , Nipun A Mistry  2 , Erika J Thompson  3 , Hong-Li Tang  3 , Kanhav Khanna  3 , Li Zhang  2
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Draft Genome Sequence of New Leprosy Agent Mycobacterium lepromatosis

Xiang Y Han et al. Genome Announc. .

Abstract

Mycobacterium lepromatosis is a newly discovered cause of leprosy. Here, we present a near-complete genome of M. lepromatosis from strain FJ924 obtained from a patient who died of leprosy. The genome contained 3,215,823 nucleotides and matched ~87% with the Mycobacterium leprae genome. This genome is likely the smallest of all mycobacterial genomes known to date.

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