Bacillus anthracis, a story of nature subverted by man.
Bacillus anthracis is a pathogen of animals which rarely infects humans. Its use as a bioweapon has stimulated efforts to develop genetic typing methods and therapeutics to respond to an attack. Of particular concern is the transfer of virulence genes from B. anthracis to other closely related strains of bacillus.
Baillie
L W J
LW
Medical Biotechnology Center, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. lesbaillie@hotmail.com
D000818:Animals; D000881:Anthrax / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D022122:Anthrax Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D006801:Humans
D022122:Anthrax Vaccines