single host strain of Mycobacterium smegmatis shows considerable genomic diversity with
dozens of distinctive types (clusters) and extensive variation within those sharing evident
nucleotide sequence similarity. Here we profiled the mycobacterial components of a large
composting system at the São Paulo zoo. Results We isolated and sequenced eight
mycobacteriophages using Mycobacterium smegmatis mc 2 155 as a host. None of these …