Article
Characterization of Bacillus cereus isolates associated with fatal pneumonias: strains are closely related to Bacillus anthracis and harbor B. anthracis virulence genes.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2006
Hoffmaster Alex R, Hill Karen K, Gee Jay E, Marston Chung K, De Barun K, Popovic Tanja, Sue David, Wilkins Patricia P, Avashia Swati B, Drumgoole Rahsaan, Helma Charles H, Ticknor Lawrence O, Okinaka Richard T, Jackson Paul J
Abstract excerpt
Bacillus cereus is ubiquitous in nature, and while most isolates appear to be harmless, some are associated with food-borne illnesses, periodontal diseases, and other more serious infections. In one such infection, B. cereus G9241 was identified as the causative agent of a severe pneumonia in a Louisiana welder in 1994. This isolate was found to harbor most of the B. anthracis virulence plasmid pXO1 (13). Here we...
Topics
- Adult
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacillaceae Infections
- Bacillus anthracis
- Bacillus cereus
- Bacterial Capsules
- Bacterial Proteins
- Bacterial Toxins
- Fatal Outcome