The causative agent of anthrax is B.<unk> , a nonmotile, Gram-positive, aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, endospore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium. The spores of B.<unk> , which can remain dormant in the environment for decades, are the infectious form, but this vegetative B.<unk>  rarely causes disease. The<unk>  may enter the body through the skin, lungs, gastrointestinal system or by injection, after which they will travel to the lymph nodes. The virulence factors will facilitate the translocation of the toxins to the cytosol. The natural reservoirs of<unk>  include humans, mammals, herbivores, reptiles, and birds.
Bacillus anthracis
Rhodococcus equi
Legionella
Pseudomonas
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Legionella micdadei
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Mycobacterium tuberculosis