Mycobacterium tuberculosis CTRI-2 genome sequencing. Mycobacterium tuberculosis CTRI-2

Mycobacterium tuberculosis CTRI-2. This M.tuberculosis isolate was cultivated in Molecular-genetic research lab of Central Tuberculosis Research Institute, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Strain name: CTRI-2 (for additional information please contact prof., Sci.D. Larisa Chernousova, Head of Microbiology Depatment ([e-mail]) or Tatiana Smirnova, Ph.D. senior researcher,molecular-genetic research lab.([e-mail])). This endemic M.tuberculosis strain isolated in Russia belongs to AI family (according to RFLP genotyping). This strain is sensitive to all common drugs used in tuberculosis treatment.