title: Antibiotic susceptibility and molecular diversity of Bacillus anthracis strains in Chad: detection of a new phylogenetic subgroup.
abstract: We genotyped 15 Bacillus anthracis isolates from Chad, Africa, using multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis and three additional direct-repeat markers. We identified two unique genotypes that represent a novel genetic lineage in the A cluster. Chadian isolates were susceptible to 11 antibiotics and free of 94 antibiotic resistance genes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Recherches Vétérinaires et Zootechniques, BP433 Farcha, N'Djaména, Chad.
authors.forename: Angaya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maho
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossano
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hächler
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holzer
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schelling
authors.forename: Jakob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zinsstag
authors.forename: Mahamat H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hassane
authors.forename: Bhen S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Toguebaye
authors.forename: Ayayi J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Akakpo
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Ert
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Keim
authors.forename: Leo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kenefic
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Perreten
mesh_terms: D000881:Anthrax / Q000382:microbiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D002596:Chad; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents