Whole-Genome Shotgun Sequences of Three Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Isolated from Morocco

Lamiaa Lahlou; Nadia El Mrimar; Meriem Laamarti; Tarek Alouane; Mohammed A Bendahou; Fatna Bssaibis; Yassine Ben Lahlou; Adil Zegmout; N El Hafidi; Rachid ElJaoudi; Mohammed Frikh; Abdelhay Lemnouar; Mostafa Elouennass; Azeddine Ibrahimi

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01275-17

Whole-Genome Shotgun Sequences of Three Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Isolated from Morocco

Genome Announc. 2017 Nov 16;5(46):e01275-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01275-17.

Affiliations

¹ Biotechnology Lab (MedBiotech Center), Rabat Medical and Pharmacy School, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco lahloulamiaa@gmail.com.
² Service de Bactériologie, Hôpital Militaire d'Instruction Mohammed V Equipe d'Épidémiologie et Résistance Bactérienne (ERB), Rabat Medical and Pharmacy School, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
³ Biotechnology Lab (MedBiotech Center), Rabat Medical and Pharmacy School, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
⁴ Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Militaire d'Instruction Mohammed V Rabat Medical and Pharmacy School, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a contagious disease that usually attacks the lungs but sometimes attacks other parts of the body, such as the kidneys, glands, and bones. It is an endemic and major public health problem in Morocco. Tuberculosis is transmitted through the airways via the inhalation of microdroplets containing Mycobacterium tuberculosis We present here the whole-genome shotgun sequences of three multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis strains isolated from Morocco.