Molecular genotyping of 15 B. anthracis strains isolated in Eastern Siberia and Far East.

Bacillus anthracis is a pathogenic bacterium, which causes anthrax disease. The ability of this bacterium to form spores, which can be preserved in soil for decades and cause outbreaks later on, makes this pathogen a serious problem for veterinary and health services of many countries. Siberia is one of the most anthrax-influenced regions of Russia.

Phylogenetic analysis of Bacillus anthracis strains from Western Siberia reveals a new genetic cluster in the global population of the species.

Background: Anthrax is a zoonotic disease caused by the gram-positive bacterium Bacillus anthracis. The most anthrax-endemic regions of Russia are Siberia and North Caucasus. Previously, genotyping of Russian B.

[Comparative multilocus VNTR- and SNP-analysis of Bacillus anthracis vaccine strains].

Comparative VNTR- and SNP-genotype analysis of four Bacillus anthracis strains (three vaccinal and one virulent) was carried out using modern molecular-genetic typing methods. It is established that these strains formed four SNP patterns completely corresponding to the VNTR-profiles. It was demonstrated that all strains tested except vaccinal B.