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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2005, p. 1992-1994, Vol. 43, No. 4
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.4.1992-1994.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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,1 Kai Man Kam,1 Kong Lung Hau,1 Tak Kong Au,1 Chung K. Marston,2 Jay E. Gee,2 Tanja Popovic,2 Matthew N. Van Ert,3 Leo Kenefic,3 Paul Keim,3,4 and Alex R. Hoffmaster2*

Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China,1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia,2 Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-5640,3 Pathogen Genomics Division, The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), 445 N. Fifth Street, , Phoenix, Arizona 850044

Received 27 September 2004/ Returned for modification 8 November 2004/ Accepted 19 December 2004

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333. Phone: (404) 639-0852. Fax: (404) 639-3024. E-mail: amh9{at}cdc.gov.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2005, p. 1992-1994, Vol. 43, No. 4
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.4.1992-1994.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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