Mycobacterium persicum Genome sequencing and assembly

Mycobacterium kansasii belongs to the non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and causes opportunistic infections of both pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations. Similar to other NTM, M. kansasii infections are thought to be acquired from the environment rather than a result of human-to-human transmission. Seven (I-VII) subtypes exist within the M. kansasii species. Of these, types I and II are most prevalent and have been associated with human disease, whereas types III-VII are predominantly of environmental origin. Here, we announce the draft genome sequences of six environmental M. kansasii strains, designated 1010001495 (type I), 1010001469 (type II), 1010001468 (type III), 1010001458 (type IV), 1010001454 (type V), and 1010001493 (type V), originally isolated in five different European countries.