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. 2005 Dec;71(12):7778–7780. doi: 10.1128/AEM.71.12.7778-7780.2005

TABLE 2.

Plasmid profiles of 82 human and animal and 364 environmental B. anthracis isolates collected from 1955 to 1979

Years % of isolates that are:
pXO1, pXO2 pXO1+, pXO2 pXO1, pXO2+ pXO1+, pXO2+
Human and animal isolates
1955-1966 45 18 15 22
1974-1979 29 12 7 52
Environmental isolates
1955-1966 47 23 16 14
1974-1979 27 19 13 41