Molecular characterization of Bacillus strains involved in outbreaks of anthrax in France in 1997

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作者：
Patra, G
Vaissaire, J
Weber-Levy, M
Le Doujet, C
Mock, M
机构：
[1] Inst Pasteur, Unite Toxines & Pathogenie Bacteriennes, CNRS, URA 1858, F-75724 Paris 15, France
[2] CNEVA Alfort, Minist Agr & Peche, Lab Cent Rech Vet, Unite Zoonoses Bacteriennes, F-94700 Maisons Alfort, France
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 1998年 / 36卷 / 11期
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D O I：
10.1128/JCM.36.11.3412-3414.1998
中图分类号：
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号：
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要：
Outbreaks of anthrax zoonose occurred in two regions of France in 1997. Ninety-four animals died, and there were three nonfatal cases in humans. The diagnosis of anthrax was rapidly confirmed by bacteriological and molecular biological methods. The strains of Bacillus anthracis in animal and soil samples were identified by a multiplex PCR assay. They all belonged to the variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR) group (VNTR)(3). A penicillin-resistant strain was detected. Nonvirulent bacilli related to B. anthracis, of all VNTR types, were also found in the soil.
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