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==Etiology/Bacteriology== | ==Etiology/Bacteriology== | ||
===Taxonomy=== | ===Taxonomy=== | ||
Domain: Bacteria | |||
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Phylum: Firmicutes | |||
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Class: Bacilli | |||
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Order: Bacillales | |||
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Family: Bacillaceae | |||
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Genus: <i>Bacillus</i> | |||
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Species: <i>anthracis</i> | |||
===Description=== | ===Description=== | ||
==Pathogenesis== | ==Pathogenesis== | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 16 July 2013
Bacillus antracis [1]
Etiology/Bacteriology
Taxonomy
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Bacillaceae
Genus: Bacillus
Species: anthracis
Description
Pathogenesis
Transmission
Infectious dose, incubation, and colonization
Epidemiology
Virulence factors
Clinical features
Cutaneous
Anthrax sore [2]
Inhalation
Inhalation of anthrax [3]
Gastrointestinal
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Host Immune Response
References
1 Conway, Tyrrell. “Genus conway”. “Microbe Wiki” 2013. Volume 1. p. 1-2.
