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Descriptions

Bacillus anthracis is a Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Bacillus. A spore -forming bacterium, B. anthracis is a natural soil-dwelling organism, as well as the causative agent of anthrax.

Three forms of anthrax disease are recognized based on their form of inoculation.
- Cutaneous, the most common form (95%), causes a localized, inflammatory, black, necrotic lesion (eschar).
- Pulmonary, the highly fatal form, is characterized by sudden, massive chest edema followed by cardiovascular shock.
- Gastrointestinal, a rare but also fatal (causes death to 25%) type, results from ingestion of spores. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Bacillus anthracis (Wikipedia)

A species of bacteria that causes ANTHRAX in humans and animals. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Name
Bacillus anthracis
Part Display Name
Bacillus anthracis
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
B anthracis

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 炭疽芽孢杆菌
Synonyms: 吸入性炭疽;恶性炭疽;恶性痈;恶性脓;拾垃圾者病;炭疽;炭疽杆菌;炭疽热;炭疽病;肺炭疽;脾热
fr-CA French (Canada) Bacillus anthracis
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Bacillus anthracis
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Bacillus anthracis
it-IT Italian (Italy) Bacillus anthracis
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Bacillus anthracis
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Bacillus anthracis
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Bacillus anthracis
fr-BE French (Belgium) Bacillus anthracis