Bacillus anthracis Diversity in Kruger National Park
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The biochemical, morphological and virulence profiles of Bacillus anthracis isolated in the Kruger National Park.
The biochemical, morphological and virulence profiles of 44 Bacillus anthracis isolates, obtained from various localities and carcass remains of wild animals in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, were examined. The morphological characteristics tested for included: the formation of capsules on bicarbonate agar, the motility of the vegetative organism, the presence of haemolysis on blood tr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.10.3780-3784.2000