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. 2013 Jan;1(1):e00135-12.
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00135-12. Epub 2013 Feb 7.

Complete Genome Sequence of a Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica Strain from Germany Causing Lethal Infection in Common Marmosets

Markus H Antwerpen  1 , E Schacht, P Kaysser, W D Splettstoesser
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Complete Genome Sequence of a Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica Strain from Germany Causing Lethal Infection in Common Marmosets

Markus H Antwerpen et al. Genome Announc. 2013 Jan.

Abstract

Here, we describe the genome sequence of the Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica strain F92, belonging to the Franco-Iberian subgroup. This strain represents the first-time isolate of this subgroup in Germany and was obtained from naturally infected marmosets.

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