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. 2015 Dec 3;3(6):e01409-15.
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01409-15.

Draft Genome Sequences of Three Mycobacterium chimaera Respiratory Isolates

Micheál Mac Aogáin  1 , Emma Roycroft  2 , Philomena Raftery  3 , Simone Mok  4 , Margaret Fitzgibbon  3 , Thomas R Rogers  2
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Draft Genome Sequences of Three Mycobacterium chimaera Respiratory Isolates

Micheál Mac Aogáin et al. Genome Announc. .

Abstract

Mycobacterium chimaera is an opportunistic human pathogen implicated in both pulmonary and cardiovascular infections. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of three strains isolated from human respiratory specimens.

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