Genome sequencing of Mycoplasma pneumoniae subtype 2b variant strain, KCH-402. Mycoplasmoides pneumoniae

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the simplest self-replicating bacteria known and is an etiological agent of pneumoniae and bronchitis in humans. M. pneumoniae strains can be classified into two distinct lineages (subtype 1 and 2) based on their p1 gene sequence that encode a major cytadhesin protein of this bacterium. The reference strains, M129-B7 (GenBank: CP003913) and FH (GenBank: CP010546) carry subtype 1 and 2 p1 genes, respectively. In addition, several variants of p1 gene sequences are also known. The strain 309 (GenBank: AP012303) carries variant 2a (subtype 2 variant) p1 gene sequence. In this study, we have sequenced complete genome of M. pneumoniae KCH-402 strain that has variant 2b p1 gene.