An Introduction to the Issue of Bacillus Anthracis (1186 words, 6 pages)
Bacillus anthracis, or anthrax, has many properties that make itextremely useful as an instrument of bioterrorism. Anthrax is a virulentbacteria. The virulence of a specific strain of anthrax can be measured bystudying two specific extrachromosomal DNA rings, hereafter referred to asplasmids, known as pXO1 and pXO2. The plasmid pXO2 contains ...
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