Genome Sequence of Madurella mycetomatis mm55, Isolated from a Human Mycetoma Case in Sudan

Sandra Smit; Martijn F L Derks; Sander Bervoets; Ahmed Fahal; Willem van Leeuwen; Alex van Belkum; Wendy W J van de Sande

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00418-16

Genome Sequence of Madurella mycetomatis mm55, Isolated from a Human Mycetoma Case in Sudan

Genome Announc. 2016 May 26;4(3):e00418-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00418-16.

Authors

Sandra Smit¹, Martijn F L Derks¹, Sander Bervoets², Ahmed Fahal³, Willem van Leeuwen⁴, Alex van Belkum⁵, Wendy W J van de Sande⁶

Affiliations

¹ Bioinformatics Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
² ServiceXS B.V., Leiden, The Netherlands.
³ Mycetoma Research Centre, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
⁴ Professorate Innovative Molecular Diagnostics, University of Applied Sciences Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands.
⁵ Microbiology R&D Clinical Unit, bioMérieux, La Balme les Grottes, France.
⁶ Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands [email protected].

Abstract

We present the first genome sequence for a strain of the main mycetoma causative agent, Madurella mycetomatis This 36.7-Mb genome sequence will offer new insights into the pathogenesis of mycetoma, and it will contribute to the development of better therapies for this neglected tropical disease.

Grants and funding

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.