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. 2019 Jan 10;8(2):e01122-18.
doi: 10.1128/MRA.01122-18. eCollection 2019 Jan.

Genome Sequences of Penicillin-Resistant Bacillus anthracis Strains

Amy S Gargis  1 , Christine Lascols  1 , Heather P McLaughlin  1 , Andrew B Conley  2 , Alex R Hoffmaster  3 , David Sue  1
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Genome Sequences of Penicillin-Resistant Bacillus anthracis Strains

Amy S Gargis et al. Microbiol Resour Announc. .

Abstract

Bacillus anthracis, the etiologic agent of anthrax, is characteristically susceptible to penicillin despite containing two chromosomal β-lactamase genes. Few naturally occurring penicillin-resistant B. anthracis isolates have been reported. Here, we report the draft genome sequences for three penicillin-resistant B. anthracis strains, strain 32, UT308, and SK57.

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