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Folia microbiologica · Jan 2009
ReviewBacillus anthracis, Francisella tularensis and Yersinia pestis. The most important bacterial warfare agents - review.
- M Pohanka and P Skládal.
- Center of Advanced Studies and Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defense, 50 001 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. rau@atlas.cz
- Folia Microbiol. (Praha). 2009 Jan 1; 54 (4): 263-72.
AbstractThere are three most important bacterial causative agents of serious infections that could be misused for warfare purposes: Bacillus anthracis (the causative agent of anthrax) is the most frequently mentioned one; however, Fracisella tularensis (causing tularemia) and Yersinia pestis (the causative agent of plague) are further bacterial agents enlisted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention into the category A of potential biological weapons. This review intends to summarize basic information about these bacterial agents. Military aspects of their pathogenesis and the detection techniques suitable for field use are discussed.
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