1. Bacillus anthracis is a large gram-positive rod that causes anthrax

2. The causative agent, Bacillus Anthracis, can infected animals and humans by cutaneous, oral or pulmonary routes, to spores, which are normally present in the soil.

3. Bacilli is a taxonomic class of bacteria that includes two orders, Bacillales and Lactobacillales, which contain several well-known pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis (the cause of anthrax)

4. Bacillus anthracis. The disease can be transmitted to human beings through contact with contaminated animal substances, such as hair, feces, or hides, and is characterized by ulcerative skin lesions.

5. Koch relied on Cohn's observations in his classic work (1876), The etiology of anthrax based on the life history of Bacillus anthracis , which provided the first proof that a specific microorganism could cause a specific

6. CDC Bioterrorism Agents Category A ¾ Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) ¾ Botulism (Clostridium botulinum toxin) ¾ Plague (Yersinia pestis) ¾ Smallpox (variola major) ¾ Tularemia (Francisella tularensis) ¾ Viral hemorrhagic fevers (filoviruses [e.g., Ebola, Marburg] and arenaviruses [e.g., Lassa, Machupo]) Category B ¾ Brucellosis (Brucella species) ¾ Epsilon toxin of Clostridium perfringens