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closeError in table 2?
Posted by Lewis_Bingle on 02 Sep 2014 at 14:33 GMT
Surely Bacillus subtilis (Table 2, between HPV and Listeria) is not a significant human pathogen - is this a typo? I can see cereus and anthracis elsewhere in the table, so I'm guessing the true holder of this position in the league table is not a Bacillus. Apologies for a negative comment on what seems a very interesting and useful paper!
RE: Error in table 2?
mcintyrm replied to Lewis_Bingle on 30 Sep 2014 at 12:17 GMT
It has been implicated in food poisoning events and in wounds in poeple and so was included in the current prioritistion. If it was felt that it is not a significant enough human pathogen it could be omitted from a future prioritisation.