Bacillus anthracis
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Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that causes the disease anthrax in humans and animals.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gram-positive bacterium
ⓘ
bacterial species ⓘ spore-forming bacterium ⓘ |
| affects |
animals
ⓘ
humans ⓘ |
| binomialName | Bacillus anthracis self-link ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-3 pathogen ⓘ |
| bioterrorismCategory | CDC Category A agent ⓘ |
| capsuleProduction | produces poly-D-glutamic acid capsule ⓘ |
| causes | anthrax ⓘ |
| cellWallType | Gram-positive ⓘ |
| class | Bacilli ⓘ |
| colonyMorphology | medusa head appearance on agar ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| family | Bacillaceae ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Robert Koch ⓘ |
| forms | endospores ⓘ |
| genomeType | circular chromosome ⓘ |
| genus | Bacillus ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-positive ⓘ |
| growthTemperatureRange | mesophilic ⓘ |
| hemolysisOnBloodAgar | typically non-hemolytic ⓘ |
| morphology | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| motility | non-motile ⓘ |
| naturalReservoir | soil ⓘ |
| notableDiscovery | first bacterium shown to cause disease by Koch ⓘ |
| order | Bacillales ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | facultative anaerobe ⓘ |
| phylum | Firmicutes ⓘ |
| plasmid |
pXO1
ⓘ
pXO2 ⓘ |
| primaryHosts | herbivores ⓘ |
| publicHealthRelevance | high-consequence pathogen ⓘ |
| pXO1Encodes | anthrax toxin components ⓘ |
| pXO2Encodes | capsule biosynthesis genes ⓘ |
| shape | bacillus ⓘ |
| sporeResistance |
desiccation-resistant
ⓘ
environmentally persistent ⓘ heat-resistant ⓘ |
| stainingCharacteristic | forms long chains in culture ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| toxinProduction | produces anthrax toxin ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
cutaneous exposure
ⓘ
ingestion of contaminated animal products ⓘ inhalation of spores ⓘ |
| virulenceFactor |
edema factor
ⓘ
lethal factor ⓘ protective antigen ⓘ |
| zoonotic | true ⓘ |
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