Characterization of a Bacillus anthracis isolate causing a rare case of fatal anthrax in a 2-year-old boy from Hong Kong

Danny T.L. Cheung; Man Kam Kai; Lung Hau Kong; Kong Au Tak; Chung K. Marston; Jay E. Gee; Tanja Popovic; Matthew N. Van Ert; Leo Kenefic; Paul Keim; Alex R. Hoffmaster

doi:10.1128/JCM.43.4.1992-1994.2005

Characterization of a Bacillus anthracis isolate causing a rare case of fatal anthrax in a 2-year-old boy from Hong Kong

Danny T.L. Cheung, Man Kam Kai, Lung Hau Kong, Kong Au Tak, Chung K. Marston, Jay E. Gee, Tanja Popovic, Matthew N. Van Ert, Leo Kenefic, Paul Keim, Alex R. Hoffmaster

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We used multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) and pagA sequencing to genotype a Bacillus anthracis isolate from a fatal case of human anthrax in Hong Kong. The isolate has a unique MLVA genotype, is related to the Sterne and Ames strains, and is consistent with genotypes identified in China.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1992-1994
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	43
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.4.1992-1994.2005
State	Published - Apr 2005

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Cheung, D. T. L., Kai, M. K., Kong, L. H., Tak, K. A., Marston, C. K., Gee, J. E., Popovic, T., Van Ert, M. N., Kenefic, L., Keim, P., & Hoffmaster, A. R. (2005). Characterization of a Bacillus anthracis isolate causing a rare case of fatal anthrax in a 2-year-old boy from Hong Kong. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 43(4), 1992-1994. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.4.1992-1994.2005

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Characterization of a Bacillus anthracis isolate causing a rare case of fatal anthrax in a 2-year-old boy from Hong Kong

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