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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.
Report Abuse. Rod shaped bacteria are known as BACILLUS. Bacillus is a genus of rod-shaped bacteria and a member of the division Firmicutes. Bacillus species are obligate aerobes.Ubiquitous in nature, Bacillus includes both free-living and pathogenic species.eport Abuse. Rod shaped bacteria are known as BACILLUS. Bacillus is a genus of rod-shaped bacteria and a member of the division Firmicutes. Bacillus species are obligate aerobes.