The Complete Genome Sequence of Bacillus anthracis Ames “Ancestor”
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 191 (1) , 445-446
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.01347-08
Abstract
The pathogenic bacterium Bacillus anthracis has become the subject of intense study as a result of its use in a bioterrorism attack in the United States in September and October 2001. Previous studies suggested that B. anthracis Ames Ancestor, the original Ames fully virulent plasmid-containing isolate, was the ideal reference. This study describes the complete genome sequence of that original isolate, derived from a sample kept in cold storage since 1981.Keywords
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