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<i>Bacillus anthracis </i> is a Gram-positive aerobic spore-forming bacterium. | |||
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==Host Immune Response== | ==Host Immune Response== | ||
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1 [http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu Conway, Tyrrell. “Genus conway”. “Microbe Wiki” 2013. Volume 1. p. 1-2.] | 1. [http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu Conway, Tyrrell. “Genus conway”. “Microbe Wiki” 2013. Volume 1. p. 1-2.] | ||
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2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1769905/ | |||
Revision as of 13:15, 21 July 2013
Bacillus antracis [1]
Etiology/Bacteriology
Taxonomy
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Bacillaceae
Genus: Bacillus
Species: anthracis
Description
Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive aerobic spore-forming bacterium.
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.
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1769905/
