Bacillus

general characteristics of bacillus genus (G(-/+), shape, spore?, mobile/nonmobile, aerobic/anaerobic)
- Gram (+)
- rods
- aerobic, facultative anaerobic
- spore formers
- mostly motile
what are the characteristics of bacillus anthracis
- non motile
- non hemolytic
- polypeptide capsule made of poly-D glutamic acid (virulence factor)
- exotoxins
what are the three proteins that form exotoxins from virulent strains of B. Anthracis
- protective antigen (PA)
- edema factor (EF)
- lethal factor (LF)
what is the plasmid that produces virulent strains of B. Anthracis

plasmid pXO1

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Bacillus

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characteristics and diseases of bacilli

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2019-02-24T05:52:43Z

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