What Is Anthrax?

Bacillus anthracis Bacillus cereus Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis Bacillus tropicus anthrax pathogenesis plasmids

Journal

Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2076-0817
Titre abrégé: Pathogens
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101596317

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
16 Jun 2022
Historique:
received: 22 05 2022
revised: 12 06 2022
accepted: 13 06 2022
entrez: 24 6 2022
pubmed: 25 6 2022
medline: 25 6 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Anthrax has been feared for its high mortality in animals and humans for centuries. The etiologic agent is considered a potentially devastating bioweapon, and since 1876-when Robert Koch demonstrated that Bacillus anthracis caused anthrax-it has been considered the sole cause of the disease. Anthrax is, however, a toxin-mediated disease. The toxins edema toxin and lethal toxin are formed from protein components encoded for by the pXO1 virulence plasmid present in pathogenic

Identifiants

pubmed: 35745544
pii: pathogens11060690
doi: 10.3390/pathogens11060690
pmc: PMC9231248
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doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

William A Bower (WA)

Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.

Katherine A Hendricks (KA)

Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.

Antonio R Vieira (AR)

Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.

Rita M Traxler (RM)

Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.

Zachary Weiner (Z)

Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.

Ruth Lynfield (R)

Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, MN 55155, USA.

Alex Hoffmaster (A)

Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.

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