Francisella tularensis in the United States

Francisella tularensis in the United States

The causative agent of tularemia, Francisella tularensis, is a formidable biologic agent that occurs naturally throughout North America. We examined genetic and spatial diversity patterns among 161 US F. tularensis isolates by using a 24-marker multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (...

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Main Authors: Jason Farlow, David M. Wagner, Meghan Dukerich, Miles Stanley, May Chu, Kristy Kubota, Jeannine Petersen, Paul Keim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Arthropod vectors
disease reservoirs
Francisella tularensis
genetic diversity
North America
population distribution
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/12/05-0728_article

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