Complete Genome Sequences of Two Mycobacterium smegmatis Bacteriophages

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Jan 7;10(1):e01329-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01329-20.

Abstract

Mycobacterium smegmatis, an acid-fast bacterial species in the phylum Actinobacteria, has often been used as a substitute for pathogenic mycobacteria in research. Here, we describe the isolation and characterization of two M. smegmatis bacteriophages, Penelope2018 and Miniwave.