Complete genomic characterization of a pathogenic A.II strain of Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis.

Complete genomic characterization of a pathogenic A.II strain of Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis.

Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of tularemia, which is a highly lethal disease from nature and potentially from a biological weapon. This species contains four recognized subspecies including the North American endemic F. tularensis subsp. tularensis (type A), whose genetic diversity i...

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Main Authors: Stephen M Beckstrom-Sternberg, Raymond K Auerbach, Shubhada Godbole, John V Pearson, James S Beckstrom-Sternberg, Zuoming Deng, Christine Munk, Kristy Kubota, Yan Zhou, David Bruce, Jyothi Noronha, Richard H Scheuermann, Aihui Wang, Xianying Wei, Jianjun Wang, Jicheng Hao, David M Wagner, Thomas S Brettin, Nancy Brown, Paul Gilna, Paul S Keim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1978527?pdf=render

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