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No. Anthrax refers to the disease itself. The bacterium that causes it is Bacillus anthracis.
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What type of virus is Anthrax?
Anthrax is not a virus, but a bacterium known as Bacillus anthracis. Bacillus species are gram positive bacilli.
What type of biological agent is anthrax?
Bacterium
Which is biggest white blood cell influenza virus or anthrax bacterium?
A white blood cell is the biggest then the anthrax bacterium then the influenza virus.Hope it helps! :)
What does anthrax look like?
rod shaped bacterium
The acute infectious disease cause by the spore forming bacterium bacillus anthracis is called?
Anthrax
Who discovered the bacterium that causes anthrax disease?
Bacillus anthracis, also known as the Anthrax bacteria.
Which scientist showed that anthrax was caused by the bacterium?
robert koch
Is anthrax man made?
Anthrax (the disease caused by the bacterium bacillus anthracis) was indeed man-made. The bacteria was genetically engineered to be much more lethal than the previous natural form of the bacterium.
Spores produced by bacillus anthracis?
The anthrax bacterium can form spores. these can be blown through the air and inhaled or gotten into cuts. You can also get it from animals dead from it and it can go though the skin forming an ugly sore.
What is the degree of damage anthrax conducts?
Anthrax is an infectious disease from the spore forming bacterium B. anthracis. Anthrax can cause damage to the heart valves and could lead to death.
What is Sorters disease?
A pulmonary form of anthrax that results from the inhalation of spores of the bacterium Bacillus Anthracis in the wool of contaminated sheep. The bacterium that causes this is Bacillus Anthracis
What is the chemical formula of anthrax?
Anthrax is really a bunch of spores of a microbe called bacillus anthracis. These spores are very resistent to drying out and harsh environmental conditions, making them survive for long times. Once these spores settle and grow into the bacterium, this bacterium releases an anthrax toxin that can cause life threatening pneumonia if the bacterium/spores were inhaled and settled in your lung.
