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anthrax bacillus

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Noun1.anthrax bacillus - 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
Bacillus anthracis
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 particular, no one sought evidence of inhalational anthrax or other syndromes caused by the anthrax bacillus, since the true nature of the mist was not recognized.
Bacillus anthracis incident, Kameido, Tokyo, 1993 by Kurata, Takeshi / Emerging Infectious Diseases
nbsp;that it had produced 8,500 liters of concentrated anthrax bacillus and 19,400 liters of concentrated botulinum toxin, which could have afflicted thousands.
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE : Are we ready? by Davidson, Margaret / Commonweal
The test operates by detection of antibodies to a key component of the anthrax bacillus, which forms part of the toxin responsible for its deadly effects.
FDA Approves First Blood Test for Anthrax; Boston Based Company Test ... by Business Wire
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