Bacillus cereus Biovar Anthracis Causing Anthrax in Sub-Saharan Africa-Chromosomal Monophyly and Broad Geographic Distribution.

• Main Authors: Kym S Antonation (Author), Kim Grützmacher (Author), Susann Dupke (Author), Philip Mabon (Author), Fee Zimmermann (Author), Felix Lankester (Author), Tianna Peller (Author), Anna Feistner (Author), Angelique Todd (Author), Ilka Herbinger (Author), Hélène M de Nys (Author), Jean-Jacques M (Author), Stomy Karhemere (Author), Roman M Wittig (Author), Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann (Author), Roland Grunow (Author), Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer (Author), Cindi R Corbett (Author), Silke R Klee (Author), Fabian H Leendertz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Through full genome analyses of four atypical Bacillus cereus isolates, designated B. cereus biovar anthracis, we describe a distinct clade within the B. cereus group that presents with anthrax-like disease, carrying virulence plasmids similar to those of classic Bacillus anthracis. We have isolated...