TaqMan real-time PCR assays for single-nucleotide polymorphisms which identify Francisella tularensis and its subspecies and subpopulations.

Francisella tularensis, the etiologic agent of tularemia and a Class A Select Agent, is divided into three subspecies and multiple subpopulations that differ in virulence and geographic distribution. Given these differences, there is a need to rapidly and accurately determine if a strain is F. tular...

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Main Authors: Dawn N Birdsell, Amy J Vogler, Jordan Buchhagen, Ashley Clare, Emily Kaufman, Amber Naumann, Elizabeth Driebe, David M Wagner, Paul S Keim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4169575?pdf=render