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Bacillus anthracis is the pathogen that causes anthrax Originally known as an important animal pathogen, it was the first bacterium to be used for the preparation of a vaccine based on attenuated bacteria by Louis Pasteur in 1881.
Bacillus anthracis causes the disease anthrax. Anthrax is  a life-threatening infectious disease that normally affects animals  (such as goats, cattle, sheep, and horses).A â¦ nthrax can be  transmitted to humans by contact with infected animals or their  products.Anthrax does not spread from person to person.acillus anthracis causes the disease anthrax. Anthrax is  a life-threatening infectious disease that normally affects animals  (such as goats, cattle, sheep, and horses).