Draft Genome Sequence of LA2007, a Human-Pathogenic Isolate Harboring Anthrax-Like Plasmids.

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Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Published: April 2017

We present the genome sequence of LA2007, a strain isolated in 2007 from a fatal pneumonia case in Louisiana. Sequence-based genome analysis revealed that LA2007 carries a plasmid highly similar to pXO1, including the genes responsible for the production and regulation of anthrax toxin.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5399252PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00181-17DOI Listing

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