Bacillus anthracis Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) Dauphin L.A. Newton B.R. Rasmussen M.V. Meyer R.F. Bowen M.D. Gamma irradiation can be used to inactivate Bacillus anthracis spores without compromising the sensitivity of diagnostic assays 2008 74 4427 4433 Applied and Environmental Microbiology Appl Environ Microbiol 0099-2240 1098-5336 10.1128/AEM.00557-08 18515484 Smith N.R. Gibson T. Gordon R.E. Sneath P.H.A. Type cultures and proposed neotype cultures of some species in the genus Bacillus 1964 34 269 272 Journal of General Microbiology J Gen Microbiol 0022-1287 10.1099/00221287-34-2-269 14135533 Easterday W.R. Van Ert M.N. Simonson T.S. Wagner D.M. Kenefic L.J. Allender C.J. Keim P. Use of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the plcR Gene for Specific Identification of Bacillus anthracis 2005 43 1995 1997 Journal of Clinical Microbiology J Clin Microbiol 0095-1137 1098-660X 10.1128/JCM.43.4.1995-1997.2005 15815042 Select Agent Distribution 2016 Skerman V.B.D. McGowan V. Sneath P.H.A. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980 30 1 225 420 International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology Int J Syst Bacteriol 0020-7713 10.1099/00207713-30-1-225 Liu Y. Du J. Lai Q. Zeng R. Ye D. Xu J. Shao Z. Corrigendum: Proposal of nine novel species of the Bacillus cereus group. 2018 68 8 2706 2706 International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 1466-5026 1466-5034 10.1099/ijsem.0.002902 30073946 NCTC is the only culture collection that currently provides any information on the type strain. In case the information disappears: Medium: Nutrient Broth 37. Facultative anaerobe. The original strains of Koch appear to have been lost in 1945. This neotype strain (the Vollum strain, isolated from bovine anthrax) is from the Microbiological Research Establishment (Porton, Wilshire, England) and was deposited by T. Gibson (School of Agriculture, Edinburgh) in 1963 as ATCC 14578, NCIB 9388 and NCTC 10340. Most repositories removed this strain (biohazard group ACDP 3) from their public collections. This low virulence strain (MLST genotype GT77, group A4) is commonly used in research studies and closely related strains have been found in the UK, Spain, and Zimbabwe. Bacillus anthracis spores are available from the Bioterrorism Rapid Response and Advanced Technology Laboratory, Division of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The K4596 identifier was assigned by the Special Pathogens Laboratory, Department of Pathological Sciences, Louisiana State University.