Shahcheraghi Seyed Hossein

Identification, Comparison, and Transfer of the pxo Gene between Members of Bacilli Species

Shahcheraghi Seyed Hossein, Namazi Mohammad Javad, Nouruzi Jamileh, Lotfi Marzieh, Hojatoallah Moradi & R. Golmohammadi · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Aim: Bacillus anthracis causes anthrax in which the pxo gene and its associated plasmids, pXOP1and pXO2, encode toxin and capsule proteins, both of which are involved in the pathogenicity of anthrax. The possibility of transferring the pxo gene to other bacilli has recently been...