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|name              =''Bacillus anthracis''
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[[File:Bacillus anthracis Gram.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> photomicrograph of ''Bacillus anthracis'' bacteria using Gram-stain technique. (CDC unknown, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]
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**Saprophyte in soil
 
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**Endospore formation allows persistence and spread
 
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**Endospores survive decades in the soil
 
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**Outbreaks in herbivores grazing pastures contaminated by spores from buried carcases
 
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**Infection usually by ingestion of spores and penetration through damaged mucosa
 
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*Pathogenesis and pathogenicity:
 
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**Spores germinate at site of entry and spread via lymphatics to bloodstream, where they multiply and produce toxin
 
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**Capsule and toxin (encoded by separate plasmids) required for virulence
 
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**Capsule composed of homopolymer of D-isomer of glutamic acid allows survival in the body by resisting phagocytosis
 
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**Capsule stains mauve with polychrome methylene blue in the MacFadyean's reaction - identify anthrax in blood samples
 
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**Bacilli appear as chains of dark blue, square-ended rods surounded with the capsule
 
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**Extracellular toxin (holotoxin) composed of oedema factor, protective antigen and lethal factor
 
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**Oedema factor is an adenylate cyclase which increases intracellular cAMP concetrations, causing fluid accumulation and damaging [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]]
 
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**Lethal factor causes release of cytokines from macrophages
 
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**Protective antigen binds to the cell receptor to allow action of the other factors
 
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**The toxin kills phagocytes, increases capillary permeability and interferes with clotting cascade
 
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**Capillary thrombosis; leakage of fluid through damaged capillary endothelium
 
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**Systemic shock from circulatory collapse, [[Haemostasis - Pathology#Haemorrhagic Disease Due To Vascular Fragility|haemorrhagic disease]] and oedema lead to death of the animal
 
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**Severe systemic disease that can result in [[Septicaemia and Enteritis, Bacterial|enteritis]]
 
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**Causes tissues to darken and swell due to oedema and necrosis
 
  
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[[Anthrax]]
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==Overview==
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''Bacillus anthracis'' is a species of ''[[:Category:Bacillus species|Bacillus]]'' bacteria. ''B.anthracis'' is a saprophyte in soil. Its endospore formation allows persistence and spread as they survive decades in the soil. Infection usually occurs by ingestion of spores and penetration through damaged mucosa. Outbreaks occur in herbivore's grazing pastures contaminated by spores from buried carcases.
  
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==Pathogenesis==
  
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''Bacillus anthracis'' causes [[Anthrax|anthrax]].
  
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Spores of the bacteria germinate at the site of entry and spread via lymphatics to the bloodstream, where they multiply and produce toxin. The extracellular toxin (holotoxin) is composed of oedema factor, protective antigen and lethal factor.
  
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* Causes severe systemic disease that can result in [[Septicaemia and Enteritis, Bacterial|enteritis]].
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Oedema factor is an adenylate cyclase which increases intracellular cAMP concetrations, causing fluid accumulation and damaging [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]]. Lethal factor causes release of cytokines from macrophages and protective antigen binds to the cell receptor to allow action of the other factors. The toxin kills phagocytes, increases capillary permeability and interferes with  the clotting cascade.
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They have a capsule composed of a homopolymer of D-isomer of glutamic acid. It allows survival in the body by resisting phagocytosis. The capsule and toxin (encoded by separate plasmids) are required for virulence.
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The capsule stains mauve with polychrome methylene blue in the MacFadyean's reaction. This can be used to identify anthrax in blood samples. Bacilli appear as chains of dark blue, square-ended rods surounded with the capsule.
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''Bacillus anthracis'' causes tissues to darken and swell due to oedema and necrosis. It causes capillary thrombosis, the leakage of fluid through damaged capillary endothelium. Systemic shock from circulatory collapse, haemorrhagic disease and oedema lead to death of the animal. It causes severe systemic disease that can result in [[:Category:Intestine - Inflammatory Pathology by Cause|enteritis]] and [[Peritonitis #In pigs|peritonitis in pigs]].
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Latest revision as of 01:28, 19 May 2016


Bacillus anthracis
Phylum Firmicutes
Class Bacilli
Order Bacillales
Family Bacillaceae
Genus Bacillus
Species B. anthracis
photomicrograph of Bacillus anthracis bacteria using Gram-stain technique. (CDC unknown, Wikimedia commons)

Overview

Bacillus anthracis is a species of Bacillus bacteria. B.anthracis is a saprophyte in soil. Its endospore formation allows persistence and spread as they survive decades in the soil. Infection usually occurs by ingestion of spores and penetration through damaged mucosa. Outbreaks occur in herbivore's grazing pastures contaminated by spores from buried carcases.

Pathogenesis

Bacillus anthracis causes anthrax.

Spores of the bacteria germinate at the site of entry and spread via lymphatics to the bloodstream, where they multiply and produce toxin. The extracellular toxin (holotoxin) is composed of oedema factor, protective antigen and lethal factor.

Oedema factor is an adenylate cyclase which increases intracellular cAMP concetrations, causing fluid accumulation and damaging neutrophils. Lethal factor causes release of cytokines from macrophages and protective antigen binds to the cell receptor to allow action of the other factors. The toxin kills phagocytes, increases capillary permeability and interferes with the clotting cascade.

They have a capsule composed of a homopolymer of D-isomer of glutamic acid. It allows survival in the body by resisting phagocytosis. The capsule and toxin (encoded by separate plasmids) are required for virulence. The capsule stains mauve with polychrome methylene blue in the MacFadyean's reaction. This can be used to identify anthrax in blood samples. Bacilli appear as chains of dark blue, square-ended rods surounded with the capsule.

Bacillus anthracis causes tissues to darken and swell due to oedema and necrosis. It causes capillary thrombosis, the leakage of fluid through damaged capillary endothelium. Systemic shock from circulatory collapse, haemorrhagic disease and oedema lead to death of the animal. It causes severe systemic disease that can result in enteritis and peritonitis in pigs.


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