Bacillus anthracis str. Ames

Bacillus_anthracis
Names Bacillus anthracis str. Ames
Accession numbers NC_003997
Background Bacillus anthracis is an endospore-forming bacterium that causes inhalational anthrax. During the course of the disease, endospores are taken up by alveolar macrophages where they germinate in phagolysosomal compartment. Vegetative cells then escape from the macrophage, eventually infecting blood.This strain (96-10355; K1256) is a human isolate from U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Bacilli
Order:Bacillales
Family:Bacillaceae
Genus:Bacillus
Species:anthracis
Strain Ames
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (10-SEP-2004) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(26-MAR-2003) The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site NA
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Positive
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Multiple
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name Homo sapiens
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Sporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases Anthrax
Pathogenicity Yes