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Genome diversity among regional populations of Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis and Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica isolated from the US.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Aug 2004
Samrakandi M M, Zhang C, Zhang M, Nietfeldt J, Kim J, Iwen P C, Olson M E, Fey P D, Duhamel G E, Hinrichs S H, Cirillo J D, Benson A K
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Francisella tularensis is a highly infectious facultative intracellular pathogen that is considered a potential agent of bioterrorism. Four different F. tularensis subspecies have been identified and they appear to display different ecological and virulence characteristics as well as differences in geographical distribution. One simple explanation for the variation in ecological and virulence characteristics is...
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