Complete Genome Sequence of Mycobacteriumchimaera Strain CDC2015-22-71

Nabeeh A Hasan; Adrian Lawsin; K Allison Perry; Efe Alyanak; Nadege C Toney; Allyson Malecha; Lori A Rowe; Dhwani Batra; Heather Moulton-Meissner; Jeffrey R Miller; Michael Strong; Alison Laufer Halpin

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00693-17

Complete Genome Sequence of Mycobacteriumchimaera Strain CDC2015-22-71

Genome Announc. 2017 Aug 3;5(31):e00693-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00693-17.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Center for Genes, Environment and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA hasann@njhealth.org.
² Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
³ Center for Genes, Environment and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA.
⁴ Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Division of State and Local Readiness, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
⁵ Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

Abstract

Mycobacterium chimaera is a nontuberculous mycobacterium species commonly found in the environment. Here, we report the first complete genome sequence of a strain from the investigation of invasive infections following open-heart surgeries that used contaminated LivaNova Sorin Stockert 3T heater-cooler devices.