Genome sequence of a clinical and widespread strain named MTZ in Aragon, Spain.. Genome sequence of a clinical and extensively spread strain in Aragon; MTZ-GENOME

M. tuberculosis Zaragoza (MTZ) was widespread in Zaragoza and reached 18.7% of the cultures of M. tuberculosis from 2001 to 2004 (1). This strain was described as a modern strain assigned at the Principal Genetic Group 3, included in SNPs Cluster Group 6a and a rare type based on the Spoligotype SIT773 (2). The copies of IS6110 in MTZ were mapped in a previous study (3). 1. López-Calleja AI, Lezcano MA, Vitoria MA, Iglesias MJ, Cebollada A, Lafoz C, Gavin P, Aristimuño L, Revillo MJ, Martin C, Samper S. 2007. Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis over two periods: a changing scenario for tuberculosis transmission. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 11:1080-1086.2. Cabal A, Strunk M, Domínguez J, Lezcano MA, Vitoria MA, Ferrero M, Martín C, Iglesias MJ, Samper S. 2014. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis used for the phylogeny of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex based on a pyrosequencing assay. BMC Microbiol 14:21.3. Millán-Lou MI, López-Calleja AI, Colmenarejo C, Lezcano MA, Vitoria MA, Del Portillo P, Otal I, Martín C, Samper S. 2013. Global Study of IS6110 in a Successful Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain: Clues for Deciphering Its Behavior and for Its Rapid Detection. J Clin Microbiol 51:3631-3637.