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Basis for the extraordinary genetic stability of anthrax.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Oct 2002
Kiel Jonathan L, Parker Jill E, Gifford Homer, Stribling Lucille J V, Alls John L, Meltz Martin L, McCreary R Patrick, Holwitt Eric A
Abstract excerpt
Over 500 isolates of anthrax bacillus from around the world represent one of the most genetically homogeneous microbes. There are three possibilities for this genetic stability: (1) anthrax has an extraordinarily high fidelity repair system, (2) genetic damage to anthrax is usually lethal, and/or (3) a highly demanding and selective process exists in its environment that is necessary for the completion of its...
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