1. Genotyping Bacillus anthracis Strains of Albania.
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PEÇULI, ARDI, FASANELLA, ANTONIO, and BIJO, BIZENA
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ANTHRAX , *ENDEMIC diseases , *BACILLUS anthracis , *ANIMAL mortality - Abstract
Anthrax in Albania is an endemic disease characterized by few outbreaks involving a very low number of animals. 11 strains of Bacillus spp isolated from died animals of different regions of Albania were examined. The analysis revealed that only 8 strains were confirmed as Bacillus anthracis. The analysis of CanSNPs showed that all isolates belong to lineage A major subgroup A Br. 008/009 (TransEurasian or TEA strains). The MLVA test at 15 loci showed three different genotypes: Albania GT/1, Albania GT / 2 and Albania GT/3. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016