The central nervous system as target of Bacillus anthracis toxin independent virulence in rabbits and guinea pigs.

Infection of the central nervous system is considered a complication of Anthrax and was reported in humans and non-human primates. Previously we have reported that Bacillus anthracis possesses a toxin-independent virulent trait that, like the toxins, is regulated by the major virulence regulator, At...

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Main Authors: Haim Levy, Itai Glinert, Shay Weiss, Elad Bar-David, Assa Sittner, Josef Schlomovitz, Zeev Altboum, David Kobiler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112319