- Pathogen:
- Bacillus spp.
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Differentiation is largely based on: Colonial characteristics, Biochemical tests, Molecular methods.
- Pathogen Information:
- Large, gram-positive, endospore-producing rods. Common species include B. anthracis, B. cereus, and B. licheniformis.
- Epidemiology:
- Produce highly resistant endospores. Widely distributed in the environment - most are non-pathogenic.
- Associated Syndromes:
- Fatal peracute or acute septicaemic anthrax, Subacute anthrax with oedematous swelling in pharyngeal region; an intestinal form with higher mortality is less common, Subacute anthrax with localized oedema; septicaemia with colic and enteritis sometimes occurs, Mastitis, Sporadic abortion.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.