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Low Molecular Weight Capsule

Victor ID 4872
Gene Name Low Molecular Weight Capsule
Sequence Strain (Species/Organism) Bacillus anthracis
Gene Strand (Orientation) ?
Molecule Role Virulence factor
Molecule Role Annotation MUTATION:A dep null mutant Sm-1, which formed H-capsule but not L-capsule, was avirulent in mice (Makino et al., 2002).
References
Makino et al., 2002: Makino S, Watarai M, Cheun HI, Shirahata T, Uchida I. Effect of the lower molecular capsule released from the cell surface of Bacillus anthracis on the pathogenesis of anthrax. The Journal of infectious diseases. 2002; 186(2); 227-233. [PubMed: 12134259].