Bacillus anthracis. Light micrograph of anthrax bacteria,Bacillus anthracis,infecting tissue. These rod-shaped,Gram-positive bacteria are highly pathogenic. Commonly an infection of livestock,B. anthracis is transmitted to humans by contact with contaminated animal hair,hides or excrement. Two forms of the disease occur: pneumonia in the lungs (woolsorters disease); & severe ulceration of the skin (malignant pustules). Antibiotic treatment,if prompt,may be effective for skin infection. Pulmonary anthrax is fatal in most cases. Magnification: x133 at 35mm size | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Grave, Eric |
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