Genome sequencing of 18 francisella strains to aid in assay development and testing

Genome Announc. 2015 Apr 30;3(2):e00147-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00147-15.

Abstract

Francisella tularensis is a highly infectious bacterium with the potential to cause 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.