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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Abstract:
Records suggest Bacillus anthracis was used in biowarfare during World War II, but evidence remains limited. We isolated B. anthracis from soil at the remains of a World War II-era laboratory in China. Phenotypic and genomic analyses confirmed the finding, highlighting the value of microbial forensics in biothreat investigation.
Keywords:
Bacillus anthracisChinaHarbinWorld War IIbacteriabiological warfarebioterrorism and preparednessgenome sequencingmicrobial forensics
