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Noun
1. Bacillus anthracis (anthrax bacteria)
Wikipedia definition
2. Bacillus anthracisBacillus anthracis is the pathogen of the anthrax acute disease. It is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium, with a width of 1-1.2µm and a length of 3-5µm. It can be grown in an ordinary nutrient medium under aerobic or anaerobic conditions. It is one of few bacteria known to synthesize a protein capsule (D-glutamate). Like Bordetella pertussis, it forms a calmodulin-dependent adenylate cyclase exotoxin known as, along with lethal factor.
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炭そ菌 【たんそきん】

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