Title |
Complete genome sequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis K from a Korean high school outbreak, belonging to the Beijing family
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Published in |
Environmental Microbiome, October 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/s40793-015-0071-4 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
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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