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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 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