Genetic diversity of Bacillus anthracis Ames lineage strains in China

Abstract Background Anthrax is an endemic disease that persists in the rural regions of China. The global genetic population structure of B.anthracis has also been defined by the canonical single-nucleotide polymorphisms (canSNP) and multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA). Five...

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Main Authors: Enmin Zhang, Huijuan Zhang, Jinrong He, Wei Li, Jianchun Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4867-5