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Genetic characterization of Bacillus anthracis strains circulating in Italy from 1972 to 2018.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Rondinone Valeria, Serrecchia Luigina, Parisi Antonio, Fasanella Antonio, Manzulli Viviana, Cipolletta Dora, Galante Domenico
Abstract excerpt
In Italy anthrax is an endemic disease, with a few outbreaks occurring almost every year. We surveyed 234 B. anthracis strains from animals (n = 196), humans (n = 3) and the environment (n = 35) isolated during Italian outbreaks in the years 1972-2018. Despite the considerable genetic homogeneity of B. anthracis, the strains were effectively differentiated using canonical single nucleotide polymorphisms (CanSNPs)...
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