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Title: Genome Sequencing of 18 Francisella Strains To Aid in Assay Development and Testing

Journal Article · · Genome Announcements
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland (United States). Diagnostic Systems Division
  3. Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC)-Frederick, Fort Detrick, Maryland (United States); Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Bethesda, Maryland (United States)
  4. United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland (United States)
  5. United States Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC), Aberdeen, Maryland (United States)
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Francisella tularensis is a highly infectious bacterium that has the potential of causing high fatality rates if infections are untreated. To aid in the development of rapid and accurate detection assays, we have sequenced and annotated the genomes of 18 F. tularensis and Francisella philomiragia strains.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1221144
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-14-29607
Journal Information:
Genome Announcements, Vol. 3, Issue 2; ISSN 2169-8287
Publisher:
American Society for MicrobiologyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Whole-Genome Relationships among Francisella Bacteria of Diverse Origins Define New Species and Provide Specific Regions for Detection journal November 2016
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