Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of a Mycobacterium iranicum, a Newly Identified Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria, Strain SBH312 Isolated in Sabah, Malaysia

Jaeyres Jani and Kai Ling Chin and Zainal Arifin Mustapha (2023) Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of a Mycobacterium iranicum, a Newly Identified Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria, Strain SBH312 Isolated in Sabah, Malaysia. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences, 17 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 1985-1758

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Abstract

In 2021, tuberculosis (TB) incidence partially rebounded but remained 12% lower compared with 2019, in which 10 million new TB cases have been reported worldwide. In Malaysia, 20 – 30% of the total TB cases were reported in Sabah. In this communication, we are reporting the whole genome sequence of Mycobacterium iranicum strain SBH312, isolated from a 49-year-old male suffering from a pulmonary infection. This is the first report of M. iranicum, non-tuberculous mycobacteria infecting humans, from Sabah, state of Malaysia. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the M. iranicum strain SBH312 was closely related to strains from Iran and Peninsular Malaysia.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, non-tuberculosis mycobacteria, Mycobacterium iranicum, Sabah
Subjects:	Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR1-502 Microbiology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC31-1245 Internal medicine > RC306-320.5 Tuberculosis
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User:	ABDULLAH BIN SABUDIN -
Date Deposited:	15 Feb 2024 10:28
Last Modified:	15 Feb 2024 10:28
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38236

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