Occurrence, recognition, and reversion of spontaneous, sporulation-deficient Bacillus anthracis mutants that arise during laboratory culture

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 387-391

  Sastalla, Inka ^a   Leppla, Stephen H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Amerithrax; Bacillus anthracis; Mutation; Spo0A; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; GENE MUTATION; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84859428180     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.11.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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