Molecular Investigation of Tularemia Outbreaks, Spain, 1997–2008

Molecular Investigation of Tularemia Outbreaks, Spain, 1997–2008

Tularemia outbreaks occurred in northwestern Spain in 1997–1998 and 2007–2008 and affected >1,000 persons. We assessed isolates involved in these outbreaks by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis with 2 restriction enzymes and multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis of 16 genomic loci...

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Main Authors: Jaime Ariza-Miguel, Anders Johansson, María Isabel Fernández-Natal, Carmen Martínez-Nistal, Antonio Orduña, Elías F. Rodríguez-Ferri, Marta Hernández, David Rodríguez-Lázaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tularemia
Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica
bacteria
pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
variable number tandem repeat loci
outbreaks
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/5/13-0654_article

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