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thuringiensis isolates vary greatly in number and size, and many of the phenotypic differences among B. cereus , B. thuringiensis , and B. anthracis isolates are conferred by plasmid encoded genes [ 9 10 11 12 ] . Horizontal plasmid transfer among bacteria, including isolates of the B. cereus/thuringiensis group has been documented [ 12 13 14 15 16 ] .
Little is known about the identity and function of pXO2 ORFs beyond the virulence genes associated with the B. anthracis capsule ( dep, capACB, acpA ) [ 2 3 4 5 ] . The goal of this study was to determine if many of the novel pXO2 ORFs were unique to B. anthracis , or were conserved in other closely related Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis isolates.
Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis of over 350 B. cereus, B. thuringiensis , and B. anthracis isolates, identified several distinct isolate groups [ 17 18 ] . Eight of the B. cereus/B.
B. anthracis is a member of the B. cereus/B.
thuringiensis phylogenetic group [ 6 ] . The members of this group are nearly indistinguishable by 16S rDNA analysis [ 7 8 ] . Plasmids in the B. cereus/B.