Genome Sequences of Mycobacterium Strains Recovered from Captive Elephants with Tuberculosis

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Sep 9;10(36):e0067121. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00671-21. Epub 2021 Sep 9.

Abstract

Members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex cause tuberculosis, infamous for enormous impacts on human health. As zoonoses, they also threaten endangered species like African/Asian elephants. We report the whole-genome sequences of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bv. tuberculosis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis bv. bovis from two zoo elephants in the United States.