Whole genome single nucleotide polymorphism based phylogeny of <it>Francisella tularensis </it>and its application to the development of a strain typing assay

Whole genome single nucleotide polymorphism based phylogeny of <it>Francisella tularensis </it>and its application to the development of a strain typing assay

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A low genetic diversity in <it>Francisella tularensis </it>has been documented. Current DNA based genotyping methods for typing <it>F. tularensis </it>offer a limited and varying degree of subspecies, clade an...

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Main Authors: Schriefer Martin E, Jones Marcus, Molins Claudia, Wolcott Mark J, Karamycheva Svetlana A, Pradhan Sonal, Petersen Jeannine M, Holmes Michael H, Pandya Gagan A, Fleischmann Robert D, Peterson Scott N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/213

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