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Diversity of Bacillus anthracis strains in Georgia and of vaccine strains from the former Soviet Union.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 2006
Merabishvili Maya, Natidze Merab, Rigvava Sergo, Brusetti Lorenzo, Raddadi Noura, Borin Sara, Chanishvili Nina, Tediashvili Marina, Sharp Richard, Barbeschi Maurizio, Visca Paolo, Daffonchio Daniele
Abstract excerpt
Despite the increased number of anthrax outbreaks in Georgia and the other Caucasian republics of the former Soviet Union, no data are available on the diversity of the Bacillus anthracis strains involved. There is also little data available on strains from the former Soviet Union, including the strains previously used for vaccine preparation. In this study we used eight-locus variable-number tandem repeat...
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