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High and novel genetic diversity of Francisella tularensis in Germany and indication of environmental persistence.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Oct 2016
Schulze C, Heuner K, Myrtennäs K, Karlsson E, Jacob D, Kutzer P, GROßE K, Forsman M, Grunow R
Abstract excerpt
In Germany tularemia is a re-emerging zoonotic disease. Therefore, we investigated wild animals and environmental water samples for the presence and phylogenetic diversity of Francisella tularensis in the poorly studied Berlin/Brandenburg region. The phylogenomic analysis of three isolates from wild animals revealed three new subclades within the phylogenetic tree of F. tularensis [B.71 from a raccoon dog...
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