TaqMan Assays for Simultaneous Detection of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis.

ABSTRACT: Anthrax is a worldwide zoonotic disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Primarily a disease of herbivores, human infections often result from direct contact with contaminated animal products (cutaneous and inhalational anthrax) or through consumption of infected meat (gastrointestinal anthrax). The genetic near neighbor, Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis (Bcbva), causes an anthrax-like illness in the wildlife and livestock of west and central Africa due to the presence and expression of B. anthracis-specific virulence factors in this background. While Bcbva infections have not been reported in humans, a recent seroprevalence study detected Bcbva antibodies in the rural population around Taï National Park. This work describes the development of new TaqMan multiplex

SUBMITTER: Zincke D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7767396 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature