Health & Medicinearticle2026-09-17

Draft genome sequences of non-endemic Mycobacterium tuberculosis Indo-Oceanic and West African lineages recovered in Panama

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ABSTRACT We report the draft genome sequences of three Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates recovered from Panamanian residents belonging to the Indo-Oceanic (Lineage 1) and West African (Lineage 5) lineages. These isolates exhibit various drug-resistance profiles, including rifampicin-resistant and multidrug-resistant phenotypes. This highlights the changing molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in Central America.

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Authors: Juan C. Domínguez González, J RAMOS, Prudencio González, Pedro Del Cid, Paul R. Johnston, Samantha Rosas

Institutions: University of St Andrews, Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Latin University of Panama