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Phylogeography of Francisella tularensis from Tibet, China: Evidence for an asian origin and radiation of holarctica-type Tularemia.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Jul 2016
Lu Yongfeng, Yu Yonghui, Feng Le, Li Yanwei, He Jun, Zhu Hong, Duan Qing, Song Lihua
Abstract excerpt
The geographical origin and radiation of holarctica-type tularemia, which has spread across the northern hemisphere, is open to scientific debate. Here, through phylogenetics, we show that five Tibetan Francisella tularensis isolates subsp. holarctica cluster between basal-positioned Japanese isolates and all other subspecies strains in the world, providing evidence for a previously unknown intermediate lineage...
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