Strain Source Location Shared / Total Loci Shared Scheme(s) and/or Loci B.cereus CI Animal, great apes (chimpanzees) (2001,2002) [previously named atypical B.anthracis because it carries pXO1 and pXO2 plasmids with anthrax virulence and polyglutamate capsule genes; produces a capsule] Ivory Coast, Tai National Park 23/26 K, P, adk, ccpa, clpc, dinb, ftsa, panc, purf, recf, succ, yhfl B.c_group ISP3191 Food 18/26 K, adk, clpc, dinb, ftsa, gmk, panc, purf, purh, pyca2, recf, succ, yhfl B.cereus CA Animal, great apes (chimpanzee and gorilla) (2004,2005) [previously named atypical B.anthracis because it carries pXO1 and pXO2 plasmids with anthrax virulence and polyglutamate capsule genes; produces a capsule] Cameroon, Dja Reserve 11/11 P, adk, ccpa, ftsa, recf