Advanced in Pathogenesis of Bacillus anthracis / 微生物学通报

ABSTRACT

Bacillus anthracis , the aetiological agent of anthrax, was the first discovered pathogenic bacterium in history Rapid progresses have been made on this field in recent years, especially; Bacillus anthracis has been sequenced successesfully early this year and published on the Internet The anthrax pathogenesis is always central to the study and there has been an enormous amount of work to elucidate it In this review, we will focus on the latest findings that concern three aspects of anthrax pathogenesis: Bacillus anthracis genome, pathogenic substances and pathogenesis mechanism