Mycobacterium orygis strain:MUHC/MB/EPTB/Orygis/51145 Genome sequencing

Mycobacterium orygis (M. orygis) a newly described MTBC member is known to cause infection in wide range of hosts including animals and humans (Van Ingen 2012). Identification of M. orygis from human highlight the need for implementation programmes, policies and research to achieve better public health outcomes and to combat this zoonoses. Considering this, we sequenced the complete genome of M. orygis for the first time, which in future will aid in understanding the genetic features and epidemiology of this human and veterinary pathogen.

牛分枝杆菌新种（Mycobacterium orygis，简称M. orygis）是新近被描述的结核分枝杆菌复合群（Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, MTBC）成员，已知可感染包括动物与人类在内的多种宿主（Van Ingen, 2012）。从人类样本中检出M. orygis的情况，凸显了制定相关实施计划、政策及开展研究的必要性，以实现更优的公共卫生防控效果并防控该人畜共患病。鉴于此，本研究首次完成了M. orygis的全基因组测序，该成果未来将助力解析这一人兽共患病原的遗传特征与流行病学规律。