Geographical distribution of genotypic and phenotypic markers among Bacillus anthracis isolates and related species by historical movement and horizontal transfer

The geographical distribution of Bacillus anthracis strains and isolates bearing some of the same genetic markers as the Amerithrax Ames isolate was examined and evaluated. At least one mechanism for the horizontal movement of genetic markers was shown amongst isolates and closely related species an...

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Published in:Folia microbiologica 2008-01, Vol.53 (6), p.472-478
Main Authors: Kiel, J. L., Parker, J. E., Holwitt, E. A., McCreary, R. P., Andrews, C. J., De Los Santos, A., Wade, M., Kalns, J., Walker, W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anthrax - microbiology
Anthrax - veterinary
Applied Microbiology
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis - classification
Bacillus anthracis - genetics
Bacillus anthracis - isolation & purification
Bacillus anthracis - physiology
Bacteria
Base Sequence
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - microbiology
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Gene Transfer, Horizontal
Genes, Bacterial
Genetic Markers
Genotype
Genotype & phenotype
Immunology
Life Sciences
Microbiology
Minisatellite Repeats
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Phenotype
Plasmids - genetics
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Recombination, Genetic
Sequence Alignment
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Species Specificity
Spores, Bacterial
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Summary:The geographical distribution of Bacillus anthracis strains and isolates bearing some of the same genetic markers as the Amerithrax Ames isolate was examined and evaluated. At least one mechanism for the horizontal movement of genetic markers was shown amongst isolates and closely related species and the effect of such mixing was demonstrated on phenotype. The results provided potential mechanisms by which attempts to attribute isolates of Bacillus anthracis to certain geographical and isolate sources may be disrupted.
ISSN:0015-5632
1874-9356
DOI:10.1007/s12223-008-0074-2