Whole-Genome Sequencing of a <i>Mycobacterium orygis</i> Strain Isolated from Cattle in Chennai, India

Abstract

Here, we report the isolation of <i>Mycobacterium orygis</i> from dairy cattle in Chennai, India. Spoligotyping assigned the isolate to spoligotype 587 (ST587), which belongs to <i>M. orygis</i> This species was confirmed as <i>M. orygis</i> using whole-genome sequencing.