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Bacillus Anthracis - Coggle Diagram
Bacillus Anthracis
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virulence factors
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produces - catalases, superoxide dismutases - counteract oxidative attacks
capsule - helps protect the bacteria from being phagocytosed by host immune cells - inhibits phagocytosis!
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virulence plasmids
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PICR - chromosomal sigma factor is mutated, suppressing several phenotypic features expressed in B.Cereus.
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Treatment
antibiotics - doxycycline, ciprofloxacin and penicillin