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  • But while he possessed a working knowledge of Bacillus anthracis, Hatfill had never worked in any capacity with the spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium.

    The Wrong Man 2010

  • But while he possessed a working knowledge of Bacillus anthracis, Hatfill had never worked in any capacity with the spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium.

    The Wrong Man 2010

  • But while he possessed a working knowledge of Bacillus anthracis, Hatfill had never worked in any capacity with the spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium.

    The Wrong Man 2010

  • But while he possessed a working knowledge of Bacillus anthracis, Hatfill had never worked in any capacity with the spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium.

    The Wrong Man 2010

  • Braga et al. [127] surveyed the UV radiation sensitivity of conidia (spore-forming bodies) of 30 strains belonging to four species of the fungus Metarhizium, an important biological insecticide.

    General characteristics of arctic species and their adaptations in the context of changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation levels 2009

  • Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis.

    Anthrax 2008

  • The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service characterizes Anthrax as a disease of mammals and humans caused by a spore-forming bacterium called Bacillus anthracis.

    Anthrax 2008

  • Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis.

    Bioterrorism - An Update on Preparedness 2006

  • And the reason is, anthrax is a spore-forming bacterium that will form a tough outer coating that can survive in the elements, but plague, the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, is not a spore-former, so that it is relatively fragile in air and cannot survive very long unless it is formulated or manipulated to make it more persistent.

    CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2003 2003

  • Infection means that bacteria, spore-forming bacteria, in this case, has gotten into your body, started to wreak havoc, released its toxins and made someone quite ill.

    CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2001 2001

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