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A Cornacchia1, A Chiaverini1, G Centorotola1
1Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", Teramo, Italy.
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|May 17, 2022
Abstract:
This report describes the draft genomes of two Klebsiella pneumoniae strains that were isolated from two wild boars collected during epidemiological surveillance and monitoring of wild fauna in the Abruzzo and Molise regions. The strains belonged to sequence type 23 (ST23) and ST35, which are frequently reported in clinical cases.
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