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- Title
The First Finding of Francisella tularensis subsp. mediasiatica in Krasnoyarsk Territory, Siberia, and an Update of the Subspecies Genetic Diversity.
- Authors
Timofeev, Vitalii; Bakhteeva, Irina; Mokrievich, Alexander; Vakhrameeva, Galina; Gritskova, Elena; Anisimov, Yuriy; Rozhdestvensky, Evgeny; Bazarova, Galina; Zhumakaev, Rostislav; Dyatlov, Ivan; Vergnaud, Gilles
- Abstract
Tularemia is a severe infectious disease caused by the Gram-negative bacteria Francisella tularensis. F. tularensis is currently divided into three subspecies, holarctica, tularensis, and mediasiatica, which differ in their virulence and geographic distribution. Subspecies mediasiatica is the least studied because of its very low documented virulence for humans and limited geographic distribution. It was discovered in sparsely populated regions of Central Asia. Since 2011, a new subsp. mediasiatica lineage was identified in Altai (Russia). In 2021, we isolated one subsp. mediasiatica strain in Krasnoyarsk Territory. In spite of its geographic origin, 500 km east from Altai, this strain belongs to the Altai lineage and contributes surprisingly little genetic diversity to previous knowledge.
- Subjects
TULAREMIA; FRANCISELLA tularensis; GEOGRAPHICAL distribution of bacteria; SUBSPECIES; GRAM-negative bacteria
- Publication
Bacteria (2674-1334), 2022, Vol 1, Issue 4, p242
- ISSN
2674-1334
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/bacteria1040018