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MLVA and SNP analysis identified a unique genetic cluster in Bulgarian Bacillus anthracis strains.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Jul 2011
Antwerpen M, Ilin D, Georgieva E, Meyer H, Savov E, Frangoulidis D
Abstract excerpt
A collection of 40 Bacillus anthracis strains mostly isolated from soil in Bulgaria between 1960 and 1980 were investigated. All strains were proven to be B. anthracis by culture and amplification of a B. anthracis-specific chromosomal marker. PCR demonstrated that in nine strains both virulence plasmids (pX01+/pX02+) and in four strains only one plasmid (pX02+) were present, whereas the majority of strains (n =...
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