Phylogenetic analysis of Bacillus anthracis strains from Western Siberia reveals a new genetic cluster in the global population of the species
Abstract Background Anthrax is a zoonotic disease caused by the gram-positive bacterium Bacillus anthracis. The most anthrax-endemic regions of Russia are Siberia and North Caucasus. Previously, genotyping of Russian B.anthracis isolates was carried out using canSNP and MLVA data; these methods yiel...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-09-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-6060-z |