Use of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in theplcRGene for Specific Identification ofBacillus anthracis
Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: A TaqMan-minor groove binding assay designed around a nonsense mutation in the plcR gene was used to genotype Bacillus anthracis, B. cereus, and B. thuringiensis isolates. The assay differentiated B. anthracis from these genetic near-neighbors and determined that the nonsense mutation is ubiquitous across 89 globally and genetically diverse B. anthracis strains.
Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Authors: W. Ryan Easterday, Matthew N. Van Ert, Tatum S. Simonson, David M. Wagner, Leo J. Kenefic, Christopher J. Allender, Paul Keim
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2154113182