BIOLOGICAL AGENTS Anthrax – Clinical characteristics and use as a biological warfare agent
AETIOLOGY ANTHRAX IS CAUSED BY the microorganism Bacillus anthracis, a large Gram positive rod-shaped bacterium which is commonly found singly or in pairs. The organism is capsulated in clinical specimens, but endospores are produced in vitro, in soil, and in decaying animal tissue. These endospores are relatively resistant to heat and chemical disinfectants (they can… Read more »
