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Title: Genome assemblies for 11 Yersinia pestis strains isolated in the Caucasus region

Journal Article · · Genome Announcements
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  1. National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC), Tbilisi, GA (United States)
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  3. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD (United States)
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Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is endemic to the Caucasus region but few reference strain genome sequences from that region are available. We present the improved draft or finished assembled genomes from 11 strains isolated in the nation of Georgia and surrounding countries.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1234249
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--15-25578
Journal Information:
Genome Announcements, Journal Name: Genome Announcements Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 3; ISSN 2169-8287
Publisher:
American Society for MicrobiologyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Cited By (6)

Analysis of 3800-year-old Yersinia pestis genomes suggests Bronze Age origin for bubonic plague journal June 2018
Phylogeography of the second plague pandemic revealed through analysis of historical Yersinia pestis genomes journal October 2019
Ancient pathogen genomics as an emerging tool for infectious disease research journal April 2019
Phylogeography of the second plague pandemic revealed through analysis of historical Yersinia pestis genomes. text January 2019
Phylogeography of the second plague pandemic revealed through analysis of historical Yersinia pestis genomes text January 2019
Phylogeography of the second plague pandemic revealed through analysis of historical Yersinia pestis genomes. text January 2019

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