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Rapid Identification of Bacillus anthracis In Silico and On-Site Using Novel Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms.
Microbiology spectrum - 29 Jun 2022
Lyu Yufei, Wang Dongshu, Yuan Lu, Feng Erling, Zhu Li, Pan Chao, Guo Yan, Liu Xiankai, Wang Hengliang
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Bacillus anthracis is a spore-forming bacterium that causes life-threatening infections in animals and humans and has been used as a bioterror agent. Rapid and reliable detection and identification of B. anthracis are of primary interest for both medical and biological threat-surveillance purposes. Few chromosomal sequences provide enough polymorphisms to clearly distinguish B. anthracis from closely related...
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