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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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