PRJNA10788
Bacillus cereus that causes anthrax
<P>  <B><I>Bacillus cereus</I> strain G9241</B>. This strain of <I>B. cereus</I> was found associated with an anthrax-like disease in a patient. It was discovered that this organism harbored two plasmids, one that was highly similar to the <I>Bacillus anthracis</I> toxin plasmid, pOX1. The second plasmid contained genes that appear to encode polysaccharide capsule synthesis genes which are not similar to the <I>Bacillus anthracis</I> capsule synthesis genes on plasmid pOX2, but probably contribute to protection of the organism once it escapes into the bloodstream of a patient.