Table 1.

Metadata of B. anthracis strains belonging to canSNP-group A.Br.Aust94 (clade A.Br.015/013) from Eastern Anatolia (Turkey) used for analysis in this study*.

Strain designation	Alternative name**	Year of isolation	County of sampling	Origin of isolation
Kafkas-2	K-2	<2004	Kars	Cattle
Kafkas-28	K-28	<2004	Kars	Cattle
Kafkas-44	K-86	<2004	Kars	Sheep
Kafkas-51	K-107	2004	Akyaka	Cattle
Kafkas-52	K-62	2004	Kars	Sheep
Kafkas-60	K-68	2006	Arpacay	Sheep
Kafkas-62	K-78	2005	Kars	Cattle
Kafkas-68	K-132	2007	Kars	Cattle
Kafkas-78	K-156	2008	Kars	Cattle
Kafkas-80	K-220	2008	Akyaka	Sheep
Kafkas-86	K-51	2006	Kars	Cattle
Kafkas-98	K-98	2009	Selim	Cattle
Kafkas-100	K-116	2009	Digor	Soil
Kafkas-107	K-52	2010	Kars	Cattle
Kafkas-116	K-44	2011	Digor	Cattle
Kafkas-132	K-139	2012	Kars	Cattle
Kafkas-139	K-60	2012	Kars	Sheep
Kafkas-145	K-80	2012	Arpacay	Soil
Kafkas-146	K-183	2012	Kars	Soil
Kafkas-149	K-160	2012	Selim	Soil
Kafkas-150	K-146	2012	Kars	Soil
Kafkas-156	K-150	2013	Kars	Cattle
Kafkas-160	K-173	2013	Digor	Dog
Kafkas-173	K-204	2013	Kars	Soil
Kafkas-183	K-211	2013	Kars	Human
Kafkas-199	K-149	2013	Selim	Soil
Kafkas-204	K-199	2013	Kars	Soil
Kafkas-211	K-215	2014	Kars	Soil
Kafkas-215	K-100	2014	Selim	Soil
Kafkas-220	K-145	2014	Kars	Cattle

*Abbreviated information from⁸. **Strain designations according to numbering of column two of Table 2 from⁸ prefixed by “Kafkas” (Kafkas University, Kars). Indicated in italicized and underlined letters are strains with genomes sequenced in this study.