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You have bacillus anthracis, which is a part of a family -- bacillus is sort of the name, and I was thinking of another example, sort of like looking for Leon and having the entire Harris family there.
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Bacillus anthracis, which is highly lethal in some forms.
House is Right 2009
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"It is not possible to reach a definitive conclusion about the origins of the B. anthracis in the mailings based on the available scientific evidence alone."
When Death Came Hand-Delivered Edward Jay Epstein 2011
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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
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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
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There was the bacillus anthracis; there was the micrococcus; there was the Bacterium termo, and the Bacterium lactis -- that's what turns the goat milk sour even to this day, Hare-Lip; and there were Schizomycetes without end.
Page 4 2010
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The anthrax vaccine is made by taking a strain of the bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, and growing it in the laboratory.
Anthrax Vaccine 2009
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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
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The disease, anthrax, is caused by the bacterium, Bacillus anthracis.
Anthrax Vaccine 2009
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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
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