Capsules, toxins and AtxA as virulence factors of emerging Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis.

Capsules, toxins and AtxA as virulence factors of emerging Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis.

Emerging B. cereus strains that cause anthrax-like disease have been isolated in Cameroon (CA strain) and Côte d'Ivoire (CI strain). These strains are unusual, because their genomic characterisation shows that they belong to the B. cereus species, although they harbour two plasmids, pBCXO1 and...

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Main Authors: Christophe Brézillon, Michel Haustant, Susann Dupke, Jean-Philippe Corre, Angelika Lander, Tatjana Franz, Marc Monot, Evelyne Couture-Tosi, Gregory Jouvion, Fabian H Leendertz, Roland Grunow, Michèle E Mock, Silke R Klee, Pierre L Goossens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4382292?pdf=render

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