Genotypic Peculiarities of <i>Bacillus anthracis</i> Strains with Different Manifestation of Pathogenicity-Associated Features

Abstract

The set of Bacillus anthracis strains and their derivatives with distinct virulence was selected. The strains were characterized as regards phenotypic properties, VNTR-, SNP- and SNR-loci, plasmid composition, genes of toxin and capsule production, and some pathogenecity-related loci. Correlation between certain MLVA-genotype and a set of phenotypic properties indicative of the strains with altered virulence was revealed.

Keywords

• <i>b.anthracis</i>
• strains of anthrax agent
• phenotypic properties
• vntr-, snp-, snr-loci