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        <snapshot date="2024-04-22" date-formatted="April 22, 2024" time="15:52:25" time-formatted="15:52 PM" />
        <modified curator="Charles Parker" date="2017-11-20" date-formatted="November 20, 2017" time="14:51:01" time-formatted="14:51 PM" />
        <created curator="Sarah Wigley" date="2008-12-08" date-formatted="December 8, 2008" time="16:00:25" time-formatted="16:00 PM" />
        <curatorial-note>Be careful when curating genome features for this species. Most of the H37Rv strains are non-type.</curatorial-note>
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