An attenuated strain of <it>Bacillus anthracis </it>(CDC 684) has a large chromosomal inversion and altered growth kinetics

An attenuated strain of <it>Bacillus anthracis </it>(CDC 684) has a large chromosomal inversion and altered growth kinetics

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An isolate originally labeled <it>Bacillus megaterium </it>CDC 684 was found to contain both pXO1 and pXO2, was non-hemolytic, sensitive to gamma-phage, and produced both the protective antigen and the poly-D-glutamic aci...

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Main Authors: Ivins Bruce E, Challacombe Jean, Hill Karen K, Munk Chris, Xie Gary, Pearson Talima, Chung Wai, Gruendike Jeffrey M, Wolken Spenser R, Price Erin P, Okinaka Richard T, Schupp James M, Beckstrom-Sternberg Stephen M, Friedlander Arthur, Keim Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/477

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