Insights from Bacillus anthracis strains isolated from permafrost in the tundra zone of Russia.
This article describes Bacillus anthracis strains isolated during an outbreak of anthrax on the Yamal Peninsula in the summer of 2016 and independently in Yakutia in 2015. A common feature of these strains is their conservation in permafrost, from which they were extracted either due to the thawing...
Main Authors: | Vitalii Timofeev, Irina Bahtejeva, Raisa Mironova, Galina Titareva, Igor Lev, David Christiany, Alexander Borzilov, Alexander Bogun, Gilles Vergnaud |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209140 |
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