Bacillus anthracis
Appearance
Bacillus anthracis | |
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Photomicrograph o Bacillus anthracis (fuchsin-methylene blue spore stain) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Firmicutes |
Cless: | Bacilli |
Order: | Bacillales |
Faimily: | Bacillaceae |
Genus: | Bacillus |
Species: | B. anthracis |
Binomial name | |
Bacillus anthracis Cohn 1872
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Bacillus anthracis is the etiologic agent o anthrax — a common disease o livestock an, occasionally, o humans — an the anly obligate pathogen within the genus Bacillus.[1]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Spencer, RC (Mairch 2003). "Bacillus anthracis". Journal of clinical pathology. 56 (3): 182–7. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.3.182. PMC 1769905. PMID 12610093.
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