Actually, 'wildtype' doesn't mean 'found in the wild'. Here is a good definition of wildtype...
Wild Type definition
If indeed this anthrax differs from the 'wildtype', that could mean genetic manipulation. There might be 'markers' in the genome that would be indicative of 'fiddling with mother nature'...
I am not a biologist nor do I pretend to be one but what I heard was that the strain from Boca raton did not match any labratory strains found at the CDC. This would indicate to my very limited knowledge of the subject that it was not consistent with any of the strains the CDC has isolated and researched. It implies nothing about genetic engineering and merely removes much of the doubt if there was any about this being intentional or a random natural event if anyone still had doubts.
The most ridiculous comment of the day came from a Dr. who was involved in the treatment of the Virgina case where the man involved has preliminary results that are negative for anthrax. He said that the hospital has no plans to test for anthrax in the future. Obviously given we have at least two people exposed and possibly a third (not the Virginia man) It would seem that all over the nation Hospitals and doctors should routinely take cultures from those who present flu-like symptoms. These cultures should then be tested to see if they are gram positive or gram negative. If gram positive then follow up testing should be done.
Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown