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Whole genome sequencing of the fish pathogen Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis Toba04 gives novel insights into Francisella evolution and pathogenecity.
BMC genomics - 6 Nov 2012
Sridhar Settu, Sharma Animesh, Kongshaug Heidi, Nilsen Frank, Jonassen Inge
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Francisella is a genus of gram-negative bacterium highly virulent in fishes and human where F. tularensis is causing the serious disease tularaemia in human. Recently Francisella species have been reported to cause mortality in aquaculture species like Atlantic cod and tilapia. We have completed the sequencing and draft assembly of the Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalisToba04 strain isolated...
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