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. 2020 Oct 22;9(43):e00831-20.
doi: 10.1128/MRA.00831-20.

Draft Genome Sequences of Six Yersinia pestis Strains Isolated from a Natural Plague Focus in Mongolia

Jing Wang #  1 , N Tsogbadrakh #  2 , Jingliang Qin #  3 , Hua Yun  4 , D Ganbold  2 , Guangyu Zhao  3 , Yujun Cui  3 , Sheng Zhang  5
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Draft Genome Sequences of Six Yersinia pestis Strains Isolated from a Natural Plague Focus in Mongolia

Jing Wang et al. Microbiol Resour Announc. .

Abstract

In this announcement, we report the draft genome sequences of six Yersinia pestis strains (biovar Medievalis) that were isolated from the Zamyn-Ude region in Mongolia. These genomes reveal the genetic characteristics of the Y. pestis population circulating in a local plague focus.

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