A Rare Glimpse into the Past of the Anthrax Pathogen <i>Bacillus anthracis</i>

The bacterium <i>Bacillus anthracis</i> is the causative agent of the zoonotic disease anthrax. While genomics of extant <i>B. anthracis</i> isolates established in-depth phylogenomic relationships, there is scarce information on the historic genomics of the pathogen. Here, w...

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Published in:Microorganisms
Main Authors: Peter Braun, Mandy Knüpfer, Markus Antwerpen, Dagmar Triebel, Gregor Grass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/2/298