Genome sequence of Mycobacterium yongonense RT 955-2015 isolate from a patient misdiagnosed with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: First clinical detection in Tanzania
Background: Mycobacterium yongonense is a recently described novel species belonging to Mycobacterium avium complex, which is the most prevalent aetiology of non-tuberculous mycobacteria associated with pulmonary infections, and poses tuberculosis diagnostic challenges in high-burden, resource-const...
Main Authors: | Nicholaus Peter Mnyambwa, Dong-Jin Kim, Esther Ngadaya, Jongsik Chun, Sung-min Ha, Pammla Petrucka, Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Rudovick R. Kazwala, Sayoki G. Mfinanga |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218308804 |
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