Phylogeography of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, Europe

Miklós Gyuranecz; Dawn N Birdsell; Wolf Splettstoesser; Erik Seibold; Stephen M Beckstrom-Sternberg; László Makrai; László Fodor; Massimo Fabbi; Nadia Vicari; Anders Johansson; Joseph D Busch; Amy J Vogler; Paul Keim; David M Wagner

doi:10.3201/eid1802.111305

Phylogeography of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, Europe

Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Feb;18(2):290-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1802.111305.

Authors

Miklós Gyuranecz¹, Dawn N Birdsell, Wolf Splettstoesser, Erik Seibold, Stephen M Beckstrom-Sternberg, László Makrai, László Fodor, Massimo Fabbi, Nadia Vicari, Anders Johansson, Joseph D Busch, Amy J Vogler, Paul Keim, David M Wagner

Affiliation

¹ Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.

Abstract

Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica isolates from Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Romania were placed into an existing phylogeographic framework. Isolates from Italy were assigned to phylogenetic group B.FTNF002-00; the other isolates, to group B.13. Most F. tularensis subsp. holarctica isolates from Europe belong to these 2 geographically segregated groups.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Europe
Francisella tularensis / classification
Francisella tularensis / genetics*
Molecular Typing
Phylogeny
Phylogeography
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Sequence Analysis, DNA