| bacillus anthracis in china and its relationship to worldwide lineages. | the global pattern of distribution of 1033 b. anthracis isolates has previously been defined by a set of 12 conserved canonical single nucleotide polymorphisms (cansnp). these studies reinforced the presence of three major lineages and 12 sub-lineages and sub-groups of this anthrax-causing pathogen. isolates that form the a lineage (unlike the b and c lineages) have become widely dispersed throughout the world and form the basis for the geographical disposition of "modern" anthrax. an archival c ... | 2009 | 19368722 |