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Subpopulations of Francisella tularensis ssp. tularensis and holarctica: identification and associated epidemiology.
Future microbiology - 1 Apr 2010
Petersen Jeannine M, Molins Claudia R
Abstract excerpt
Tularemia is primarily caused by two subspecies of Francisella tularensis worldwide, ssp. tularensis (type A) and ssp. holarctica (type B), which were originally delineated by phenotypic differences. Application of molecular typing methods to investigate population structure of F. tularensis has confirmed that categorizing the two subspecies via phenotypic characteristics corresponds with genotypic...
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