Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2014)

Diversity of Francisella tularensis Subsp. holarctica Lineages, China

  • Yanhua Wang,
  • Yao Peng,
  • Rong Hai,
  • Lianxu Xia,
  • Hang Li,
  • Zhikai Zhang,
  • Hong Cai,
  • Ying Liang,
  • Xiaona Shen,
  • Dongzheng Yu,
  • Dawn Birdsell,
  • David M. Wagner,
  • Paul Keim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2007.130931
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 7
pp. 1191 – 1194

Abstract

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We analyzed 10 isolates of Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica from China and assigned them to known clades by using canonical single-nucleotide polymorphisms. We found 4 diverse subtypes, including 3 from the most basal lineage, biovar japonica. This result indicates unprecedented levels of diversity from a single region and suggests new models for emergence.

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