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Eight new genomes and synthetic controls increase the accessibility of rapid melt-MAMA SNP typing of Coxiella burnetii.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Karlsson Edvin, Macellaro Anna, Byström Mona, Forsman Mats, Frangoulidis Dimitrios, Janse Ingmar, Larsson Pär, Lindgren Petter, Ohrman Caroline, van Rotterdam Bart, Sjödin Andreas, Myrtennäs Kerstin
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The case rate of Q fever in Europe has increased dramatically in recent years, mainly because of an epidemic in the Netherlands in 2009. Consequently, there is a need for more extensive genetic characterization of the disease agent Coxiella burnetii in order to better understand the epidemiology and spread of this disease. Genome reference data are essential for this purpose, but only thirteen genome sequences...
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