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Complete genome sequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis K from a Korean high school outbreak, belonging to the Beijing family

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Title
Complete genome sequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis K from a Korean high school outbreak, belonging to the Beijing family
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Environmental Microbiome, October 2015
DOI 10.1186/s40793-015-0071-4
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Seung Jung Han, Taeksun Song, Yong-Joon Cho, Jong-Seok Kim, Soo Young Choi, Hye-Eun Bang, Jongsik Chun, Gill-Han Bai, Sang-Nae Cho, Sung Jae Shin

Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis K, a member of the Beijing family, was first identified in 1999 as the most prevalent genotype in South Korea among clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis from high school outbreaks. M. tuberculosis K is an aerobic, non-motile, Gram-positive, and non-spore-forming rod-shaped bacillus. A transmission electron microscopy analysis displayed an abundance of lipid bodies in the cytosol. The genome of the M. tuberculosis K strain was sequenced using two independent sequencing methods (Sanger and Illumina). Here, we present the genomic features of the 4,385,518-bp-long complete genome sequence of M. tuberculosis K (one chromosome, no plasmid, and 65.59 % G + C content) and its annotation, which consists of 4194 genes (3447 genes with predicted functions), 48 RNA genes (3 rRNA and 45 tRNA) and 261 genes with peptide signals.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 84 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 15 18%
Student > Bachelor 14 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 8%
Researcher 6 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 7%
Other 13 15%
Unknown 23 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 20 24%
Medicine and Dentistry 10 12%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 11%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 4 5%
Immunology and Microbiology 4 5%
Other 10 12%
Unknown 27 32%