Ten Genome Sequences of Human and Livestock Isolates of Bacillus anthracis from the Country of Georgia.
Ekaterine KhmaladzeGiorgi DzavashviliGvantsa ChanturiaMikeljon P NikolichPatrick S G ChainShannon Lynn JohnsonPaata ImnadzePublished in: Genome announcements (2017)
Bacillus anthracis causes the acute fatal disease anthrax, is a proven biological weapon, and is endemic in Georgia, where human and animal cases are reported annually. Here, we present whole-genome sequences of 10 historical B. anthracis strains from Georgia.