Bacillus anthracis is a gram positive, aerobic, endosporic bacteria. Human infection is usually through the cut or abrasion of the skin, resulting in cutaneous anthrax; however, inhaling spores may result in pulmonary anthrax, also known as woolsorter's disease. If spores reach the gastrointestinal tract, gastrointestinal antrax may result The principle virulence factor of B. anthracis are encoded on two plasmids- one involved in the synthesis of polyglutamyl capsule that inhibit phagocytosis and the other bearing the genes for the synthesis of its exotoxins.
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis IS the scientific name.
Anthrax is a disease caused by the microorganism called Bacillus anthracis. This bacteria produces a poisonous toxin (thus anthrax poisoning is caused by a toxin produced by the bacteria during the course of infection). Disease: Anthrax Cause: B. anthracis
Bacillus anthracis commonly infects herbivores, such as cattle, sheep, and goats, which are the most common victims of the disease. However, humans can also become infected through contact with infected animals.
The bacterium that causes anthrax disease was discovered by a German physician and microbiologist named Robert Koch in 1876. Koch's work on anthrax laid the foundation for the field of medical bacteriology.
Bacillus anthracis
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
Bacillus anthracis IS the scientific name.
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Bacillus anthracis (the cause of anthrax).
No. Anthrax refers to the disease itself. The bacterium that causes it is Bacillus anthracis.
The scientific name of anthrax is Bacillus anthracis.
bacilli bacteria (Bacillus anthracis) causes anthrax in sheep and humans, and (lactobacillus) causes tooth decay and is also an ingredient in yogurt. Bacilli can cause tetanus (lockjaw) typhoid feaver, tuberculosis, and diphtheria (Milady's Standard Cosmetology ~source)
Anthrax is a disease caused by the microorganism called Bacillus anthracis. This bacteria produces a poisonous toxin (thus anthrax poisoning is caused by a toxin produced by the bacteria during the course of infection). Disease: Anthrax Cause: B. anthracis
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Robert Koch- German
The Bacillus anthracis bacterium is significantly bigger than Chlamydia trachomatis.