Effect of the lower molecular capsule released from the cell surface of Bacillus anthracis on the pathogenesis of anthrax.

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Published in J Infect Dis on June 27, 2002

Authors

Sou-Ichi Makino1, Masahisa Watarai, Hyeng-Il Cheun, Toshikazu Shirahata, Ikuo Uchida

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan. smakino@obihiro.ac.jp

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