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Ecological niche modelling of the Bacillus anthracis A1.a sub-lineage in Kazakhstan.
BMC ecology - 12 Dec 2011
Mullins Jocelyn, Lukhnova Larissa, Aikimbayev Alim, Pazilov Yerlan, Van Ert Matthew, Blackburn Jason K
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BACKGROUND: Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, is a globally distributed zoonotic pathogen that continues to be a veterinary and human health problem in Central Asia. We used a database of anthrax outbreak locations in Kazakhstan and a subset of genotyped isolates to model the geographic distribution and ecological associations of B. anthracis in Kazakhstan. The aims of the study were to test the...
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