Whole genome sequencing of Nontuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) isolates from sputum specimens of cohabiting patients with NTM pulmonary disease and NTM isolates from their environment

Nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) species are ubiquitous microorganisms. NTM pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) is thought to be caused not by human-to-human transmission but by independent environmental acquisition.