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A Dual Role for the Bacillus anthracis Master Virulence Regulator AtxA: Control of Sporulation and Anthrax Toxin Production

Bacillus anthracis is an endemic soil bacterium that exhibits two different lifestyles. In the soil environment, B. anthracis undergoes a cycle of saprophytic growth, sporulation, and germination. In mammalian hosts, the pathogenic lifestyle of B. anthracis is spore germination followed by vegetativ...

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Autores principales: Dale, Jennifer L., Raynor, Malik J., Ty, Maureen C., Hadjifrangiskou, Maria, Koehler, Theresa M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5862856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29599764
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00482