Genetic characteristics of Bacillus anthracis isolated from northwestern China from 1990 to 2016.

Anthrax is a global re-emerging zoonotic disease and is an endemic disease in China, especially in rural regions. In this study, the general characteristics of human anthrax outbreaks that occurred in areas of northwestern China over the past decade have been described. Meanwhile, the genetic charac...

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Main Authors: Huijuan Zhang, Enmin Zhang, Jinrong He, Wei Li, Jianchun Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6258423?pdf=render