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3/11/2010    Release of the results of Automated Annotation of the Finished sequence of M. tuberculosis strain KZN 605 (XDR)

Strain Name Total Genes Accession Submission Date
M. tuberculosis KZN 605 4,024 ABGN03000000 3/11/2010

This annotated release presents:

A full summary can be found here.

3/11/2010    Mycobacterium tuberculosis KZN 605 (XDR) genome finished

The release of Mycobacterium tuberculosis KZN 605 finished genome sequence. This Whole Genome Shotgun project has been deposited at DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank under the project accession ABGN00000000. The version described in this release is ABGN03000000.

3/11/2010    Release of our assembly and annotation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis W-148

The assembled sequences for the following strains have been deposited at DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank:

Strain Name Coverage Accession Total Genes Submission Date
M. tuberculosis W-148 8x ACSX01000000 4,075 3/11/10

The assembly release allows:

  • BLAST searches against our genome assemblies
  • Downloads of the consensus sequence and additional files for the genome assembly
  • Search and download a particular region of the genome assembly.

A full summary can be found here.

The annotated release presents:

A full summary can be found here. Click here for a description of how the gene predictions were generated.

5/1/2009    Release of the results of Automated Annotation of the Finished sequence of M. tuberculosis strain Haarlem

Strain Name Total Genes Accession Submission Date
M. tuberculosis Haarlem 4,052 AASN02000000 5/1/2009

This annotated release presents:

A full summary can be found here.

5/1/2009    Release of the results of Automated Annotation of the Finished sequence of M. tuberculosis strain KZN 1435

Strain Name Total Genes Accession Submission Date
M. tuberculosis KZN 1435 4,060 ABGM03000000 5/1/2009

This annotated release presents:

A full summary can be found here.

5/1/2009    Mycobacterium tuberculosis KZN 1435 genome finished

The release of Mycobacterium tuberculosis KZN 1435 finished genome sequence. This Whole Genome Shotgun project has been deposited at DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank under the project accession ABGM00000000. The version described in this release is the second version, ABGM03000000. While annotation of this finished genome is still in progress, we are releasing this finished genome to allow users to have access to the sequence data. The previous version (ABGM02000000) and the preliminary annotation can still be accessed at here at NCBI.

3/4/2009    Release of the results of Automated Annotation of M. tuberculosis strain 98-R604 INH-RIF-EM

Strain Name Total Genes Accession Submission Date
M. tuberculosis 98-R604 INH-RIF-EM 4,234 ABVM01000000 3/4/2009

This annotated release presents:

A full summary can be found here.

2/18/2009    Release of our Annotation of Updated KZN Assemblies

The release of the annotation for three Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from patients in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. These strains were selected because they represent a range of important drug resistance phenotypes spanning fully drug-sensitive (DS) to multiple drug resistant (MDR), to extensively drug resistant (XDR):

  • KZN 4207 (DS): drug sensitive (3,996 genes; NCBI accession: ABGL02000000)
  • KZN 1435 (MDR): multiple drug resistant (3,972 genes; NCBI accession: ABGM02000000)
  • KZN 605 (XDR): extensively drug resistant (3,942 genes; NCBI accession: ABGN02000000)

More information about these strains can be found here.

12/16/2008    Mycobacterium tuberculosis Haarlem genome finished

The release of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Haarlem finished genome sequence. This Whole Genome Shotgun project has been deposited at DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank under the project accession AASN00000000. The version described in this release is the second version, AASN02000000. While annotation of this finished genome is still in progress, we are releasing this finished genome to allow users to have access to the sequence data. The previous version (AASN01000000) and the preliminary annotation can still be accessed at here at NCBI.

12/16/2008    Release of Newly Updated KZN Assemblies

The release of the newly updated assemblies for three Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from patients in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. These strains were selected because they represent a range of important drug resistance phenotypes spanning fully drug-sensitive (DS) to multiple drug resistant (MDR), to extensively drug resistant (XDR):

  • KZN 4207 (DS): drug sensitive (finished; NCBI accession: ABGL02000000)
  • KZN 1435 (MDR): multiple drug resistant (21 contigs; NCBI accession: ABGM02000000)
  • KZN 605 (XDR): extensively drug resistant (21 contigs; NCBI accession: ABGN02000000)

More information about these strains can be found here.

11/5/2008    The initial release of our assembly of M. tuberculosis strain 98-R604 INH-RIF-EM

Strain Name Coverage Accession Submission Date
M. tuberculosis 98-R604 INH-RIF-EM 6.9X ABVM01000000 11/5/2008

This release allows:

  • BLAST searches against our genome assemblies
  • Downloads of the consensus sequence and additional files for the genome assembly
  • Search and download a particular region of the genome assembly.

6/27/2008    Release of KZN Updated Assemblies

The release of the intermediate finished assemblies for three Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from patients in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. These strains were selected because they represent a range of important drug resistance phenotypes spanning fully drug-sensitive (DS) to multiply drug resistant (MDR), to extensively drug resistant (XDR):

  • KZN 4207 (DS): drug sensitive (NCBI accession: ABGL02000000)
  • KZN 1435 (MDR): multiple drug resistant (NCBI accession: ABGM02000000)
  • KZN 605 (XDR): extensively drug resistant (NCBI accession: ABGN02000000)

More information about these strains can be found here.

10/18/2007    Release of KZN Assemblies

The initial release of the 12X Solexa/ABI assemblies for three Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from patients in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. These strains were selected because they represent a range of important drug resistance phenotypes spanning fully drug-sensitive (DS) to multiply drug resistant (MDR), to extensively drug resistant (XDR):

  • KZN 4207 (DS): drug sensitive (NCBI accession: ABGL00000000)
  • KZN 1435 (MDR): multiple drug resistant (NCBI accession: ABGM00000000)
  • KZN 605 (XDR): extensively drug resistant (NCBI accession: ABGN00000000)

More information about these strains can be found here.

4/4/2007    Annotation of F11 finished genome

The initial release of automated gene annotation for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis F11 finished assembly. The annotation includes 3,959 protein-coding genes, plus ribosomal RNA and tRNA genes. To review the methodology behind the gene finding, please view the gene finding report. An overview of the genome and its coding regions is available here. The data from F11 draft genome can be downloaded here.

2/20/2007    Annotation of Haarlem

The initial release of automated gene annotation for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Haarlem assembly. The annotation includes 3,866 protein-coding genes, plus ribosomal RNA and tRNA genes. To review the methodology behind the gene finding, please view the gene finding report. An overview of the genome and its coding regions is available here.

1/11/2007    Mycobacterium tuberculosis F11 genome finished

The release of Mycobacterium tuberculosis F11 finished genome sequence. This Whole Genome Shotgun project has been deposited at DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank under the project accession AAIX00000000. The version described in this release is the second version, AAIX02000000. While annotation of this finished genome is still in progress, we are releasing this finished genome to allow users to have access to the sequence data. The previous version (AAIX01000000) and the preliminary annotation can still be accessed at here at NCBI.

9/15/2006    Release of Haarlem Assembly

The initial release of the 14.5x(11.15X,Q>20) assembly for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Haarlem strain. More information about the assembly for this particular strain can be found here. This Whole Genome Shotgun project has been deposited at DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank under the project accession AASN00000000. The version described in this release is the first version, AASN01000000. The sequence traces from the Broad Institute sequencing can be downloaded from the NCBI trace repository.

8/10/2006    Annotation of C

The initial release of automated gene annotation for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis C assembly. The annotation includes 3,851 protein-coding genes, rRNA, and tRNA. To review the methodology behind the gene finding, please view the gene finding report. An overview of the genome and its coding regions is available here.

4/29/2006    Annotation of F11 draft Assembly

The initial release of automated gene annotation for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis F11 draft assembly. The annotation includes 3,911 protein-coding genes, rRNA, and tRNA. To review the methodology behind the gene finding, please view the gene finding report. An overview of the genome and its coding regions is available here.

10/15/2005    Release of C Assembly

The initial release of our 6.7x (5.66X Q>20) sequence assembly of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis C assembly. More information about the assembly for this particular strain can be found here. This Whole Genome Shotgun project has been deposited at DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank under the project accession AAKR00000000. The version described in this release is the first version, AAKR01000000. The sequence traces from the Broad Institute sequencing can be downloaded from the NCBI trace repository.

9/14/2005    Release of F11 draft Assembly

The initial release of our 22.27X sequence draft assembly of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis F11 assembly. More information about the assembly for this particular strain can be found here. This Whole Genome Shotgun project has been deposited at DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank under the project accession AAIX00000000. The version described in this release is the first version, AAIX01000000. The sequence traces from the Broad Institute sequencing can be downloaded from the NCBI trace repository.