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Development of Nanopore amplicon sequencing method for culture-free genotyping of Bacillus anthracis strains directly from environmental samples [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
Fast and accurate genetic subtyping of pathogens is required to respond appropriately to biological events caused by natural outbreaks or bioattacks involving anthrax.
Ágnes Nagy, Gábor Endre Tóth, Gábor Endre Tóth, Péter Sály, Péter Sály, Csaba István Pereszlényi, Gergely Csaba Babinszky, László Makrai, Balázs Antal Somogyi, Miklós Gyuranecz, Miklós Gyuranecz, Miklós Gyuranecz, Miklós Gyuranecz   +12 more
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Decontamination Efficacy and Skin Toxicity of Two Decontaminants against Bacillus anthracis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Decontamination of bacterial endospores such as Bacillus anthracis has traditionally required the use of harsh or caustic chemicals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a chlorine dioxide decontaminant in killing Bacillus anthracis ...
Chad W Stratilo, Melissa K F Crichton, Thomas W Sawyer   +2 more
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Novel giant siphovirus from Bacillus anthracis features unusual genome characteristics. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Here we present vB_BanS-Tsamsa, a novel temperate phage isolated from Bacillus anthracis, the agent responsible for anthrax infections in wildlife, livestock and humans.
Holly H Ganz, Christina Law, Martina Schmuki, Fritz Eichenseher, Richard Calendar, Martin J Loessner, Wayne M Getz, Jonas Korlach, Wolfgang Beyer, Jochen Klumpp   +9 more
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Rapid Microscopic Detection of Bacillus anthracis by Fluorescent Receptor Binding Proteins of Bacteriophages

Microorganisms, 2020
Bacillus anthracis, the etiological agent of anthrax disease, is typically diagnosed by immunological and molecular methods such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Peter Braun, Immanuel Wolfschläger, Leonie Reetz, Lilia Bachstein, Ana Clara Jacinto, Carolina Tocantins, Johannes Poppe, Gregor Grass   +7 more
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Loss of Bacitracin Resistance Due to a Large Genomic Deletion among Bacillus anthracis Strains

mSystems, 2018
Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive endospore-forming bacterial species that causes anthrax in both humans and animals. In Zambia, anthrax cases are frequently reported in both livestock and wildlife, with occasional transmission to humans, causing ...
Yoshikazu Furuta, Hayato Harima, Emiko Ito, Fumito Maruyama, Naomi Ohnishi, Ken Osaki, Hirohito Ogawa, David Squarre, Bernard Mudenda Hang'ombe, Hideaki Higashi   +9 more
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Polyphasic characterization of Bacillus species from anthrax outbreaks in animals from South Africa and Lesotho

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2016
Introduction: Bacillus anthracis is the causative agent of anthrax, a disease endemic in regions of Northern Cape Province and Kruger National Park of South Africa. Accurate identification of virulent B.
Kgaugelo Edward Lekota, Ayesha Hassim, Joseph Mafofo, Jasper Rees, Farai Catherine Muchadeyi, Henriette van Heerden, Evelyn Madoroba   +6 more
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Bacillus anthracis gamma phage lysis among soil bacteria: an update on test specificity

BMC Research Notes, 2017
Background Bacillus anthracis, which causes anthrax in humans and animals, is enzootic in parts of the U.S. state of Texas where cases are typically reported in animals annually.
Cari B. Kolton, Nicole L. Podnecky, Sean V. Shadomy, Jay E. Gee, Alex R. Hoffmaster   +4 more
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Rapid Identification of Bacillus anthracis In Silico and On-Site Using Novel Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Bacillus anthracis is a spore-forming bacterium that causes life-threatening infections in animals and humans and has been used as a bioterror agent. Rapid and reliable detection and identification of B. anthracis are of primary interest for both medical
Yufei Lyu, Dongshu Wang, Lu Yuan, Erling Feng, Li Zhu, Chao Pan, Yan Guo, Xiankai Liu, Hengliang Wang   +8 more
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The genome of a Bacillus isolate causing anthrax in chimpanzees combines chromosomal properties of B. cereus with B. anthracis virulence plasmids.

PLoS ONE, 2010
Anthrax is a fatal disease caused by strains of Bacillus anthracis. Members of this monophyletic species are non motile and are all characterized by the presence of four prophages and a nonsense mutation in the plcR regulator gene.
Silke R Klee, Elzbieta B Brzuszkiewicz, Herbert Nattermann, Holger Brüggemann, Susann Dupke, Antje Wollherr, Tatjana Franz, Georg Pauli, Bernd Appel, Wolfgang Liebl, Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann, Christophe Boesch, Frauke-Dorothee Meyer, Fabian H Leendertz, Heinz Ellerbrok, Gerhard Gottschalk, Roland Grunow, Heiko Liesegang   +17 more
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Assessment of the Effectiveness of Using Magnoimmunosorbents for the Selective Concentration of Anthrax Agent Spores

Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2023
The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of the developed anthrax magnoimmunosorbents (MIS) for the selective concentration of Bacillus anthracis spores and to increase the sensitivity of anthrax agent detection techniques, including when ...
F. V. Logvin, O. V. Semenova, A. G. Ryazanova, I. V. Zharnikova, L. Yu. Aksenova, D. V. Rusanova, S. A. Kurcheva, O. L. Startseva, A. S. Geogdzhayan, A. N. Kulichenko   +9 more
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