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Differentiation of Bacillus anthracis, B. cereus, and B. thuringiensis on the basis of the csaB gene reflects host source.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 2013
Zheng Jinshui, Peng Donghai, Song Xiaoling, Ruan Lifang, Mahillon Jacques, Sun Ming
Abstract excerpt
csaB gene analysis clustered 198 strains of Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus, and Bacillus thuringiensis into two groups related to mammalian and insect hosts, respectively. Mammal-related group I strains also have more S-layer homology (SLH) protein genes than group II strains. This indicates that csaB-based differentiation reflects selective pressure from animal hosts.
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