Identification of Francisella tularensis Cluster in Central and Western Europe

We conducted a molecular analysis of Francisella tularensis strains isolated in Switzerland and identified a specific subpopulation belonging to a cluster of F. tularensis subsp. holarctica that is widely dispersed in central and western continental Europe. This subpopulation was present before the...

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Autores principales: Pilo, Paola, Johansson, Anders, Frey, Joachim
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3044507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19961699
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1512.080805
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Sumario:We conducted a molecular analysis of Francisella tularensis strains isolated in Switzerland and identified a specific subpopulation belonging to a cluster of F. tularensis subsp. holarctica that is widely dispersed in central and western continental Europe. This subpopulation was present before the tularemia epidemics on the Iberian Peninsula.

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