Systematic Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

To know in detail about,

• The diseases caused by Bacillus species in domestic animals and human
• Morphology, cultural and biochemical characteristics of B.anthracis
• Toxins of B.anthracis
• Pathogenesis, control and prevention of anthrax
• Different diagnostic methods of B.anthracis
• Explain the role of PLET agar in isolation of B.anthracis
• Mcfadyen's reaction, Ascoli's preciptatioon and string of pearl's test
• Difference between B.anthracis and anthracoids