Phylogeographic Distribution of Human and Hare Francisella Tularensis Subsp. Holarctica Strains in the Netherlands and Its Pathology in European Brown Hares (Lepus Europaeus)

Sequence-based typing of Francisella tularensis has led to insights in the evolutionary developments of tularemia. In Europe, two major basal clades of F. tularensis subsp. holarctica exist, with a distinct geographical distribution. Basal clade B.6 is primarily found in Western Europe, while basal...

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Main Authors: Miriam Koene, Jolianne Rijks, Miriam Maas, Robin Ruuls, Marc Engelsma, Peter van Tulden, Marja Kik, Jooske IJzer, Daan Notermans, Maaike de Vries, Ewout Fanoy, Roan Pijnacker, Marcel Spierenburg, Herjan Bavelaar, Hanneke Berkhout, Sanjay Sankatsing, Rob Diepersloot, Kerstin Myrtennas, Malin Granberg, Mats Forsman, Hendrik-Jan Roest, Andrea Gröne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00011/full