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. 2018 Mar 29;6(13):e00178-18.
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00178-18.

Draft Genome Sequence of a Mycobacterium heckeshornense Clinical Isolate

V Ustinova  1 , T Smirnova  2 , D Varlamov  3 , Y Monakhova  3   4 , E Larionova  2 , S Andreevskaya  2 , I Andrievskaya  2 , L Chernousova  2 , A Ergeshov  2
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Draft Genome Sequence of a Mycobacterium heckeshornense Clinical Isolate

V Ustinova et al. Genome Announc. .

Abstract

We report here the draft genome sequence of Mycobacterium heckeshornense, isolated from the sputum of a patient admitted to a tuberculosis hospital with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis.

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