Draft Genome Sequences of Five Historical Bacillus anthracis Strains.
Daniel D SommerShashikala RatnayakeDiana RaduneKisha ParkerSana EnkeTracy M FergusonMarie LovettAdam MalloneeZach RaeM J RosovitzLynn F DiviakMary Beth FrissJoy P KlubnikKathy H FrondaGregory P HornThomas E BlankRobert K PopePhilip C HannaNicholas H BergmanAdam L BazinetPublished in: Microbiology resource announcements (2020)
Bacillus anthracis is the causative agent of anthrax, a disease of livestock, wildlife, and humans. Here, we present the draft genome sequences of five historical B. anthracis strains that were preserved as lyophilates in glass vials for decades.