title: Differentiation of Bacillus anthracis, B. cereus, and B. thuringiensis on the basis of the csaB gene reflects host source.
abstract: csaB gene analysis clustered 198 strains of Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus, and Bacillus thuringiensis into two groups related to mammalian and insect hosts, respectively. Mammal-related group I strains also have more S-layer homology (SLH) protein genes than group II strains. This indicates that csaB-based differentiation reflects selective pressure from animal hosts.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Jinshui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Donghai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Xiaoling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Lifang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mahillon
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D019880:Aldehyde-Ketone Transferases / Q000235:genetics*; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D019880:Aldehyde-Ketone Transferases; C050676:polysaccharide pyruvyltransferase
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