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Strategy for identification of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis strains closely related to Bacillus anthracis.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Feb 2006
Daffonchio Daniele, Raddadi Noura, Merabishvili Maya, Cherif Ameur, Carmagnola Lorenzo, Brusetti Lorenzo, Rizzi Aurora, Chanishvili Nina, Visca Paolo, Sharp Richard, Borin Sara
Abstract excerpt
Bacillus cereus strains that are genetically closely related to B. anthracis can display anthrax-like virulence traits (A. R. Hoffmaster et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101:8449-8454, 2004). Hence, approaches that rapidly identify these "near neighbors" are of great interest for the study of B. anthracis virulence mechanisms, as well as to prevent the use of such strains for B. anthracis-based bioweapon...
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