Conjugative plasmid pAW63 brings new insights into the genesis of the <it>Bacillus anthracis </it>virulence plasmid pXO2 and of the <it>Bacillus thuringiensis </it>plasmid pBT9727

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Bacillus cereus, Bacillus anthracis </it>and <it>Bacillus thuringiensis </it>belong to the genetically close-knit <it>Bacillus cereus sensu lato </it>group, a family of rod-shaped Gram-positive...

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Main Authors: Mahillon Jacques, Andrup Lars, Van der Auwera Géraldine A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/6/103