Whole-Genome Sequences of Four Strains Closely Related to Members of the Mycobacterium chelonae Group, Isolated from Biofilms in a Drinking Water Distribution System Simulator

Vicente Gomez-Alvarez; Randy P Revetta

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01539-15

Whole-Genome Sequences of Four Strains Closely Related to Members of the Mycobacterium chelonae Group, Isolated from Biofilms in a Drinking Water Distribution System Simulator

Genome Announc. 2016 Jan 21;4(1):e01539-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01539-15.

Authors

Vicente Gomez-Alvarez¹, Randy P Revetta²

Affiliations

¹ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA gomez-alvarez.vicente@epa.gov.
² U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Abstract

We report here the draft genome sequences of four Mycobacterium chelonae strains from biofilms subjected to a "chlorine burn" in a chloraminated drinking water distribution system simulator. These opportunistic pathogens have been detected in hospital and municipal water distribution systems, in which biofilms have been recognized as an important factor for their persistence.

Grants and funding

The U.S. EPA through the Office of Research and Development funded and managed this research.