Francisella tularensis ssp. holarctica in Ringtail Possums, Australia

The occurrence of Francisella tularensis outside of endemic areas, such as North America and Eurasia, has been enigmatic. We report the metagenomic discovery and isolation of F. tularensis ssp. holarctica biovar japonica from diseased ringtail possums in Sydney, Australia. This finding confirms the...

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Published in:Emerg Infect Dis
Main Authors: Eden, John-Sebastian, Rose, Karrie, Ng, Jimmy, Shi, Mang, Wang, Qinning, Sintchenko, Vitali, Holmes, Edward C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5512506/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28628459
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2307.161863
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