Draft Genome Sequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis KT-0192, Isolated in South Korea

Sanghyun Lee; Seung Jung Han; Taesoo Kwon; Won Gi Yoo; Mi-Ran Yun; Jong Seok Lee; Dae-Won Kim

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01601-15

Draft Genome Sequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis KT-0192, Isolated in South Korea

Genome Announc. 2016 Jan 21;4(1):e01601-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01601-15.

Authors

Sanghyun Lee¹, Seung Jung Han², Taesoo Kwon³, Won Gi Yoo⁴, Mi-Ran Yun¹, Jong Seok Lee⁵, Dae-Won Kim⁶

Affiliations

¹ Division of Biosafety Evaluation and Control, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Microbiology and Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for the Medical Sciences, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
³ Division of Biosafety Evaluation and Control, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
⁴ Department of Environmental Medical Biology, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
⁵ International Tuberculosis Research Center, Masanhappo-gu, Changwon, Republic of Korea [email protected] [email protected].
⁶ Division of Biosafety Evaluation and Control, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea [email protected] [email protected].

Abstract

We report the draft genome sequence of totally drug-resistant (XDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis KT-0192. This sequence will provide new insights into the main cause and evolution of drug resistance in M. tuberculosis KT-0192.