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Whole-Genome Relationships among Francisella Bacteria of Diverse Origins Define New Species and Provide Specific Regions for Detection.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Feb 2017
Challacombe Jean F, Petersen Jeannine M, Gallegos-Graves La Verne, Hodge David, Pillai Segaran, Kuske Cheryl R
Abstract excerpt
Francisella tularensis is a highly virulent zoonotic pathogen that causes tularemia and, because of weaponization efforts in past world wars, is considered a tier 1 biothreat agent. Detection and surveillance of F. tularensis may be confounded by the presence of uncharacterized, closely related organisms. Through DNA-based diagnostics and environmental surveys, novel clinical and environmental Francisella...
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