Table 1

Bacterial genome sequencing projects of species and strains containing ESAT-6 gene clusters

Organism
 Strain
 Status
 Last access date
 Last update
 Sequencing center(s)
 References
1
 Mycobacterium tuberculosis
 H37Rv
 Completed
 5-Mar-2001
 11-Jun-1998
 Sanger Centre/ Pasteur Institute
 [13,20,47]
2
 M. tuberculosis
 CDC1551 (Oshkosh strain or CSU#93)
 Completed
 5-Mar-2001
 28-Jan-1999
 TIGR
 [48] R.D. Fleischmann et al., unpublished data
3
 M. tuberculosis
 210
 Partial sequencing project completed, no additional sequencing anticipated.
 21-May-2001
 4-May-2001
 TIGR
 [49]
4
 M. bovis
 AF2122/97 (spoligotype 9)
 Shotgun in progress
 5-Mar-2001
 29-Aug-2000
 Sanger Centre/ Pasteur Institute
 [50]
5
 M. bovis BCG
 Pasteur 1173P2
 Unfinished
 -
 -
 Pasteur Institute
 [51]
6
 M. leprae
 TN
 Completed
 7-Mar-2001
 21-Feb-2001
 Sanger Centre/ Pasteur Institute
 [25,52,53]
7
 M. avium
 104
 Gap closure finished
 6-Mar-2001
 22-Feb-2001
 TIGR
 [49]
8
 M. paratuberculosis
 K10
 Unfinished (6.9 × coverage)
 6-Mar-2001
 25-Feb-2001
 University of Minnesota
 [29]
9
 M. smegmatis
 MC2 155
 Shotgun completed, assembly
 6-Mar-2001
 22-Feb-2001
 TIGR
 [49]
10
 Corynebacterium diphtheriae
 NCTC13129
 Finishing/gap closure
 5-Mar-2001
 26-Feb-2001
 Sanger Centre
 [54]
11
 Streptomyces coelicolor
 A3(2)
 Cosmid sequencing
 5-Mar-2001
 1-Mar-2001
 Sanger Centre
 [55]

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