Draft Genome Sequence of Strain R13-38 from a Francisella tularensis Outbreak in Sweden

Erik Alm; Abdolreza Advani; Andreas Bråve; Tara Wahab

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01517-14

Draft Genome Sequence of Strain R13-38 from a Francisella tularensis Outbreak in Sweden

Genome Announc. 2015 Feb 19;3(1):e01517-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01517-14.

Authors

Erik Alm¹, Abdolreza Advani¹, Andreas Bråve¹, Tara Wahab²

Affiliations

¹ Public Health Agency of Sweden, Department of Microbiology, Solna, Sweden.
² Public Health Agency of Sweden, Department of Microbiology, Solna, Sweden tara.wahab@folkhalsomyndigheten.se.

Abstract

We have whole-genome sequenced a Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica (also known as type B) strain from an outbreak in Sweden in 2013, derived from a privately owned well for drinking water.