Genome sequences of undescribed Mycobacterium species isolated from northern snakeheads (Channa argus) inhabiting the Potomac River catchment

Luke Iwanowicz; Christine Densmore; Deborah D. Iwanowicz; Christopher Ottinger

doi:10.1128/mra.00784-26

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Genome sequences of undescribed Mycobacterium species isolated from northern snakeheads (Channa argus) inhabiting the Potomac River catchment

Luke Iwanowicz·Christine Densmore·Deborah D. Iwanowicz·Christopher Ottinger

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Abstract

We present genomes of two previously undescribed Mycobacterium species, strains 213A and 216A, isolated from invasive Northern snakehead in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Average nucleotide identity below 91% and digital DNA–DNA hybridization under 70% indicate they represent distinct, unassigned species from a common host.

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Luke Iwanowicz, Christine Densmore, Deborah D. Iwanowicz, Christopher Ottinger. 2026-11-06. Genome sequences of undescribed Mycobacterium species isolated from northern snakeheads (Channa argus) inhabiting the Potomac River catchment. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00784-26

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