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Bacillus anthracis

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Noun1.Bacillus anthracis - a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon
anthrax bacillus
B, bacillus - aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
bioarm, biological weapon, bioweapon - any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"


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In 2001, a few cases of anthrax triggered large numbers of nationwide requests to test nasal swabs for Bacillus anthracis despite the absence of data to support this clinical practice outside epidemiologic investigations (5).
Screening laboratory requests by Hillyard, David R. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
When Bacillus anthracis infects a mammal, it secretes three proteins that together prove lethal.
Small wonder: taking the bite out of anthrax toxin by Seppa, N. / Science News
NIST traceable dosimetry was used in phantom tests and spore-kill tests to provide quality assurance of the correct dose as required by the bacillus anthracis radiation-kill curves generated by the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI).
Helping the postal service add "zap" to the mail. (News Briefs) by Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
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