%0 Journal Article %A Somerville, H. J. %A Jones, M. L. %T DNA Competition Studies within the Bacillus cereus Group of Bacilli %D 1972 %J Microbiology, %V 73 %N 2 %P 257-265 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-73-2-257 %I Microbiology Society, %X SUMMARY: The relatedness between strains of bacilli in the Bacillus cereus group has been studied by DNA/DNA competition using the memberane filter technique. Strains of B. cereus, B. thuringiensis and of B. anthracis form a closely related group, in which B. thuringiensis can be distinguished from B. cereus. Bacillus megaterium includes a wider range of strains, some of which are closely related to B. cereus, B. thruringiensis and B. anthracis. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-73-2-257