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Genetic diversity in a Bacillus anthracis historical collection (1954 to 1988).
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 2007
Sue David, Marston Chung K, Hoffmaster Alex R, Wilkins Patricia P
Abstract excerpt
Bacillus anthracis, the etiologic agent of anthrax, has been widely described as a genetically monomorphic species. We used both multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) and pagA gene sequencing to determine the genetic diversity of a historical collection of B. anthracis isolates collected from the 1950s to the 1980s from various geographic locations and sources. We sequenced the pagA gene of...
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