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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.
However, the disease-causing Bacillus species are now easily distinguishable from the helpful strains such as Bacillus subtilis. The subtilis species is not to be confused with Bacillus cereus, which is a common cause of food poisoning, and Bacillus anthracis, which is pathogenic to humans and other animals.Bacillus subtilis is beneficial is many ways, including industrial applications.It is used to produce a variety of enzymes, including amylase, which is helpful in the de-sizing of textiles and starch modification for the sizing of paper.acillus subtilis is beneficial is many ways, including industrial applications. It is used to produce a variety of enzymes, including amylase, which is helpful in the de-sizing of textiles and starch modification for the sizing of paper.