Genome Differences That Distinguish Bacillus anthracis from Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis
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Genome differences that distinguish Bacillus anthracis from Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis.
The three species of the group 1 bacilli, Bacillus anthracis, B. cereus, and B. thuringiensis, are genetically very closely related. All inhabit soil habitats but exhibit different phenotypes. B. anthracis is the causative agent of anthrax and is phylogenetically monomorphic, while B. cereus and B. thuringiensis are genetically more diverse. An amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis de...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.69.5.2755-2764.2003