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Microevolution of Anthrax from a Young Ancestor (M.A.Y.A.) Suggests a Soil-Borne Life Cycle of Bacillus anthracis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Braun Peter, Grass Gregor, Aceti Angela, Serrecchia Luigina, Affuso Alessia, Marino Leonardo, Grimaldi Stefania, Pagano Stefania, Hanczaruk Matthias, Georgi Enrico, Northoff Bernd, Schöler Anne, Schloter Michael, Antwerpen Markus, Fasanella Antonio
Abstract excerpt
During an anthrax outbreak at the Pollino National Park (Basilicata, Italy) in 2004, diseased cattle were buried and from these anthrax-foci Bacillus anthracis endospores still diffuse to the surface resulting in local accumulations. Recent data suggest that B. anthracis multiplies in soil outside the animal-host body. This notion is supported by the frequent isolation of B. anthracis from soil lacking one or...
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