Aerobic Bacillus anthrax

Bacillus:General characters
Anthrax is a zoonotic disease (could be transferred from animals to humans) caused by the spore-producing bacterium Bacillus anthracis.
It is Gram positive ,non-motile, rod shape, spore bearing, Aerobic bacilli occurring in chains. Two pathogenic species :
Bacillus anthracis: causes Anthrax disease
Bacillus cereus : causes (food poisoning )
gastroenteritis
Anthrax is a zoonotic disease (could be transferred from animals to humans) caused by the spore-producing bacterium Bacillus anthracis.
It is Gram positive ,non-motile, rod shape, spore bearing, Aerobic bacilli occurring in chains. Two pathogenic species :
Bacillus anthracis: causes Anthrax disease
Bacillus cereus : causes (food poisoning )
gastroenteritis
Causces anthrax, a disease especially prevalent in goats, sheep, and cattle
It is a spore former, spores is very stable, resistant to dry , heat, Ultraviolent light play an important role in transmission to human & cause infection, they can survive in soil or skin of animals for years. It is unique in that it is only bacterium with capsule composed protein(poly-D-glutamic