Low antibody prevalence against Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire, indicates high rate of lethal infections in wildlife.

• Main Authors: Fee Zimmermann (Author), Susanne M Köhler (Author), Kathrin Nowak (Author), Susann Dupke (Author), Anne Barduhn (Author), Ariane Düx (Author), Alexander Lang (Author), Hélène M De Nys (Author), Jan F Gogarten (Author), Roland Grunow (Author), Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann (Author), Roman M Wittig (Author), Silke R Klee (Author), Fabian H Leendertz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis (Bcbva) is a member of the B. cereus group which carries both B. anthracis virulence plasmids, causes anthrax-like disease in various wildlife species and was described in several sub-Saharan African rainforests. Long-term monitoring of carcasses in Taï National Par...