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Bacillus anthracis
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Description The anthrax bacterium is named Bacillus anthracis because it is rod-shaped when viewed under a microscope. The name "Bacillus" comes from the Latin word
"baculus," meaning "rod." Anthrax is derived from the Greek word for coal, the characteristic color and appearance of the eschar in cutaneous anthrax. Anthrax
is also known as charbon (pronounced shar-bawn), which is French for coal.
Pulmonary anthrax is also known as woolsorter's disease. This is because people who sorted the wool of animals had contracted it in this way. Significance in Biodefense Proteomics While its spore form allows the bacteria to survive in any environment, the ability to produce toxins is what makes the bacteria such a potent killer.
Together, the hardiness and toxicity of B. anthracis make it a formidable
bioterror agent. Its toxin is made of three proteins: protective antigen, edema factor, and lethal factor. |
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| Organism | PRC | Data Type | Pathogen or Host Data Sets |
SOPs | Master Protein Directory | Pathogen Specific Publications |
Reagents | Complete Predicted Proteome |
| Bacillus anthracis |
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