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Using an optimized workflow, we were able to isolate viable\n              <jats:italic>B. anthracis<\/jats:italic>\n              spores 80 years after the last occurrence of anthrax at an abandoned tannery identified through our archival work. Genome analysis of the isolated strains allowed to improve the phylogeographic resolution within the hitherto poorly covered A.Br.064 (V770) canSNP group by linking historical records to genetic information. Furthermore, our results re-emphasize that\n              <jats:italic>B. anthracis<\/jats:italic>\n              can survive for decades at historic sites and may pose a health threat when such sites are eventually reactivated by climatic factors or human intervention.\n            <\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>\n              <jats:italic>Bacillus anthracis<\/jats:italic>\n              is a continuing threat from a One Health perspective since it leads to severe infections in animals and humans. Ongoing climate change or human activities can reactivate historical\n              <jats:italic>B. anthracis<\/jats:italic>\n              loci, previously considered inactive or forgotten. 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