Bacillus cereus from the environment is genetically related to the highly pathogenic B. cereus in Zambia

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Naomi OHNISHI⁶  Hirohito OGAWA⁴  Bernard Mudenda HANG’OMBE¹  Aaron Simanyengwe MWEENE³  Daisuke FUJIKURA⁶  Miyuki OHNUMA⁶  Takayuki EZAKI²  Hideaki HIGASHI⁴  Yuka THOMAS⁴  David SQUARRE⁵ 

[1]Department of Paraclinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka 10101, Zambia

[2]Department of Microbiology, Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1�?1 Yanagido, Gifu 501�?1194, Japan

[3]Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka 10101, Zambia

[4]Hokudai Center for Zoonosis Control in Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka 10101, Zambia

[5]Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA), Private Bag 1, Chilanga 10101, Zambia

[6]Division of Infection and Immunity, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Kita-20 Nishi-10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001�?0020, Japan

关键词: Bacillus anthracis;    Bacillus cereus group;    Bacillus thuringiensis;    epidemiology;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.15-0059

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(10)To follow-up anthrax in Zambia since the outbreak in 2011, we have collected samples from the environment and the carcasses of anthrax-suspected animals, and have tried to isolate Bacillus anthracis. In the process of identification of B. anthracis, we collected two isolates, of which colonies were similar to B. anthracis; however, from the results of identification using the molecular-based methods, two isolates were genetically related to the highly pathogenic B. cereus, of which clinical manifestation is severe and fatal (e.g., pneumonia). In this study, we showed the existence of bacteria suspected to be highly pathogenic B. cereus in Zambia, indicating the possibility of an outbreak caused by highly pathogenic B. cereus.

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