 The complete genome sequence of "M. chelonae" CCUG 47445 type strain was deposited and published in DNA Data Bank of Japan, European Nucleotide Archive and GenBank in 2016 under the accession number CP007220.On average, 2 cases of nonpulmonary "M. chelonae" infection are reported in South Australia each year.This bacteria is capable of causing skin, soft tissue and bone infections, particularly after trauma and surgery.