Bacillus anthracis and its activity in Anthrax

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Bacillus anthracis and its activity in Anthrax Lance Morrison

General anthrax info Identified in 1800s Mostly effected livestock (transmit to humans) Showed to be related to B. anthracis in 1876 (Robert Koch) First effective vaccine 1881 (Louis Pasteur) Present day, much less common, isolated outbreaks

Anthrax (cont.) Infect by inhalation, ingestion, contact with open skin wound (cutaneous) In humans, cutaneous is most common Bioweapon via inhalation

Bacillus anthracis Rod shape, Gram-positive bacteria Forms endospores Can synthesize a protein capsule Synthesizes three important proteins: Edema Factor Lethal Factor Protective Antigen

Endospores Created through cell division Dormant, resilient form

Endospores Survive for extended periods in soil 150-250 y.o. spores (de Vos, 1990) Can be reactivated by change in environment Nutrient rich = survival, replication

Protein Capsule Avoid immune responses Very unsure of full role

Bacillus anthracis Genetics 1 chromosome, 2 Plasmids (pXO1, pXO2) pXO1 – Edema Factor, Lethal Factor, Protective antigen pXO2 – Protein Capsule (polyglutamate)

pXO1 – Okinaka et al. Purify plasmid from pXO1+, pXO2- strain Shotgun sequencing method GeneMark software

LF, EF, PA Protective antigen binds to copies of itself Complex binds to lethal factor and edema factor Lethal Toxin, Edema Toxin

Vaccines Pasteur – 1881, Weakened Cell vaccine Sterne – 1935, Attenuated Cell vaccine Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed – 1970,

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