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Genetic diversity of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica in Kazakhstan.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 May 2021
Shevtsov Vladislav, Kairzhanova Alma, Shevtsov Alexandr, Shustov Alexandr, Kalendar Ruslan, Abdrakhmanov Sarsenbay, Lukhnova Larissa, Izbanova Uinkul, Ramankulov Yerlan, Vergnaud Gilles
Abstract excerpt
Tularemia is a highly dangerous zoonotic infection due to the bacteria Francisella tularensis. Low genetic diversity promoted the use of polymorphic tandem repeats (MLVA) as first-line assay for genetic description. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is becoming increasingly accessible, opening the perspective of a time when WGS might become the universal genotyping assay. The main goal of this study was to describe...
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